Secret UFO memo sent to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau over mystery object shot down over Yukon in February

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was presented with a UFO memo after an “unidentified object” was shot down over Canada’s Yukon territory.

The note was delivered to Trudeau in February, just days before the search for the mysterious unidentified aerial phenomenon, or “UAP,” was suspended.

The classified document stated that the Yukon object was the 23rd UAP tracked over North America in the first weeks of 2023.

It came immediately after a Chinese spy balloon caused chaos after it soared through US airspace on February 4, followed by three more highly publicized incidents in which objects were shot out of the sky in quick succession by US officials.

In addition to the plane shot down over the Yukon, other mysterious objects were also shot down over Alaska and Montana from February 10 to 13.

The enigmatic craft was shot down over the Yukon region by US fighter jets and was one of three high-profile UAPs tracked over North American airspace for three days in February.

Now the Trudeau government has admitted that while many of the UAPs were deemed harmless, “Object #23’s function, method of propulsion, or affiliation with any nation-state has not been verified.”

The heavily redacted document, dated February 15, was obtained by CTV News via a freedom of information request — and reveals that Trudeau’s top officials admitted to being baffled by the object.

Two days later, efforts to recover the vessel in the mountainous terrain were abandoned. No indication has been given as to what Canadian officials think it may have been.

The document has provided insight into Trudeau’s response to the series of UFO sightings that rocked the West early this year and which took place ahead of the US Congress holding several hearings on the existence of a possible extraterrestrial craft.

The memo downplays the number of UAPs detected: “NORAD numbers objects on a sequential basis, per year, to track any detected object that is not immediately identified.

“On cross-examination, most objects appear to be innocuous and do not meet the threshold for higher reporting or involvement.”

This approach saw President Biden tell the public on February 16 that all three objects posed no threat to the public and were likely for private research.

Despite their proximity to the Chinese spy balloon, which sparked outrage after it appeared to float freely near US military sites, Biden said: “There is nothing to indicate at this time that they were related to the Chinese spy balloon program, or that they were surveillance vehicles were from any other country. .’

“The intelligence community’s current assessment is that these three objects were most likely balloons associated with private companies, recreational or research institutions that study the weather or conduct other scientific research,” he added.

But while U.S. intelligence officials downplayed its importance amid fierce public debate, Canadian officials called for analysis of the rubble before conducting any assessment — before the searches were halted due to poor conditions.

At the time, Trudeau’s Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said, “The temperatures are, you know, freezing, very low and they’re in remote locations.”

Mendicino also admitted that there was a ‘possibility’ that the objects would not be recovered, with the recently revealed memo now showing that this admission was made while Canadian intelligence was unclear as to what the possible UFOs even were.

“It is unknown whether it poses an armed threat or has intelligence collection capabilities,” the memo said.

“The area in which the impact occurred is a known (caribou) migration route, which opens the possibility of future accidental discovery by indigenous hunters.”

The aircraft was first discovered on the afternoon of February 11 and was shot down in the same manner by a US military F-22 fighter jet.

It was described as ‘cylindrical’ in shape, similar to the one shot down over Lake Huron, leading to speculation that it could be the same as the infamous ‘tic tac’ UFO spotted by the US Navy in 2004.

Chilling cockpit audio of the incident captured the pilots in the jet struggling to define what exactly they were seeing, and within moments they went from calling it a “small, metal balloon” to saying “I wouldn’t really call it a call it a balloon.

The memo is especially notable as an example of cooperation in NORAD – which stands for American Aerospace Defense Command – a joint US-Canadian military defense initiative to protect the continent’s airspace.

It describes how “NORAD Canadian CF-18 Hornets were distorted” when the craft was detected, “but the F-22s were better localized based on time, space and fading light.”

“If more UAP is detected, we will continue to keep you informed,” the document said.

The collaboration between top U.S. and Canadian military officials was noted by Iain Boyd, professor of aerospace engineering and director of the Center for National Security Initiatives at the University of Colorado, who told the publication that the memo describes their efforts “without respect to national borders.’

However, although the object was successfully shot down, Boyd condemned the wall of silence from intelligence officials following the series of UFO sightings.

“It also seems to indicate a low understanding of the object in terms of its capabilities and function,” Boyd added.

“Under normal circumstances you would like to think that the decision to take it down would only be made after a thorough assessment had been made of the danger it posed based on all available information.”

“We went from a few crazy days where four objects were shot to nothing in the six months since,” Boyd continued.

“It would be interesting to know what, if any, changes in procedures have been made by NORAD and other organizations charged with protecting Canada and the U.S.”

According to CTV News, the heavy redactions in the document were made under sections 15 and 69 of Canada’s Access to Information Act, which deal with national security and cabinet confidentiality.

The newspaper says it initially obtained the stunning memo from a civilian investigator, before its own FOI request also turned up the document.

Prime Minister Trudeau’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment when contacted by DailyMail.com.