Newly released documents reveal that Canadian police collected debris from a UFO shot down over Lake Huron on February 12, 2023, by an American F-16 fighter jet.
Witnesses described the object as "octagonal" with strings attached before it was hit by two rockets, causing it to descend into Canadian waters.
Documents indicate that wreckage was found on the shoreline weeks after search efforts were suspended due to poor weather conditions and low recovery chances.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) collaborated with U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards for a brief search, which was called off on February 16.
Emails show that the RCMP collected "both material and a module" from the incident site about three weeks post-event. A senior RCMP member stated that the module is from a weather monitoring equipment company, and its analysis may reveal nothing unusual.
The RCMP confirmed debris recovery from Lake Huron's shores, stating that the investigation is ongoing, but no further details can be provided.
Concerns about transparency have been raised, as national security officials speculate that the governments may feel embarrassed about shooting down non-threatening objects.
The February incident followed the downing of a Chinese surveillance balloon on February 4, which was significantly larger than the subsequent unidentified objects.
American General Glen D. VanHerck noted that the three unidentified objects shot down were smaller than the balloon, which was 60 meters high and carried intelligence-gathering equipment.