1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,680 I filed this under Feeling Like An Update so that I could find it. 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:09,640 And it's Feeling Like An Update in a special way because it's not anything that we've ever talked about. 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:14,960 Yet, I'm feeling like I need to update you on this because I feel like now that it's an update, 4 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,560 it's fringy because I don't feel like anybody cared. 5 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:25,200 This comes from ctvnews.ca. That's right, it's Canadian by Daniel Otis. 6 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:32,160 Updated November 15, 2024, 12.35pm. That's right, it's old, kind of. 7 00:00:32,160 --> 00:00:37,440 Police in Canada collected wreckage after objects shot down over Lake Huron. 8 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:42,640 Police in Canada collected debris after an identified object was unidentified. 9 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,880 Oh, he completely changes the context. 10 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:53,920 The object was shot down over Lake Huron, February 2023. 11 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:58,320 According to documents obtained through a freedom of information request to Canada's 12 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:03,040 Department of National Defense, wreckage, that's in quotes by the way, was found on 13 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:06,800 the shoreline of Lake Huron, that's in quotes as well actually. 14 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:12,480 Just weeks after search efforts were officially suspended by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 15 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,480 New discovery was never made public. 16 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,640 Do you have something to say about them? 17 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,680 I do not, no. I don't remember the story, so. 18 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,160 I thought I heard you cursing them under your breath. 19 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:28,880 Quote, following reports of unidentified aerial objects observed in the Great Lakes 20 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:33,840 area and elsewhere in North America, multiple searches were conducted by the RCMP with the 21 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,920 support of the Canadian Armed Forces. 22 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:41,360 In quote, an RCMP spokesperson said in a brief statement at ctvnews.ca. 23 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:46,080 Quote, debris has been recovered from the shores of Lake Huron, but after careful analysis, 24 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,120 it was determined not to be of national security concern. 25 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:56,320 The unidentified object was shot down by a USF-16 fighter jet on the afternoon of February 12, 26 00:01:56,320 --> 00:02:00,480 2023 over Lake Huron, which separates Michigan and Ontario. 27 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:06,080 It was the third and final unidentified object blasted out of North America's skies that 28 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:12,480 month following the high-profile February 4, 2023, downing of an apparent Chinese surveillance balloon. 29 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,480 At the time, the lake Huron object was described as octagonal, 30 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:21,920 quotes, in structure with strings hanging off of it, and it reportedly slowly descended into 31 00:02:21,920 --> 00:02:26,640 Canadian waters after being hit by one of two missiles that were fired at it. 32 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:31,680 Officials characterized it as a suspected balloon that did not pose a military threat 33 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,320 but could have interfered with domestic air traffic. 34 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:40,480 The RCMP oversaw a brief winter search that also involved both the American and Canadian coastguards. 35 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:46,240 In a February 16, 2023 statement, the RCMP announced search efforts were being suspended due 36 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:51,280 to several factors including deteriorating weather and the low probability of recovery. 37 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:57,200 According to partially redacted emails obtained by ctvnews.ca, through the information request, 38 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:03,040 the RCMP collected both material and a module when debris was discovered along the shores of Lake 39 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:08,480 Huron in early March 2023, approximately three weeks after the object was shot down. 40 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:14,240 The module is from a company who sells weather monitoring equipment, a senior RCMP member 41 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:20,400 told the Canadian military brigadier general. In a March 13, 2023 email, it will be analyzed to 42 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:25,440 determine if there is anything unusual with it, but I suspect not given the size. 43 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,480 Whether or not it is from the shoot down is uncertain. 44 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:34,080 The RCMP would not answer specific questions from ctvnews.ca, including if the wreckage 45 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:39,120 was ever positively linked to the Lake Huron object. Canada's Department of National Defense 46 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:44,160 declined to comment. The US Department of Defense did not respond to email questions. 47 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:49,600 The RCMP confirms that debris was recovered from the shores of Lake Huron and we continue to work 48 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:54,400 close in close collaboration with our domestic and international partners and furthering the 49 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:59,920 investigation. An RCMP spokesperson said in a new statement Friday afternoon, 50 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:04,960 as the investigation is ongoing, additional details cannot be provided at this time. 51 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:10,160 What was the Lake Huron object? Let's see if it says anything here. I'm pretty sure they're going 52 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:15,280 to say what their balloon. The three unidentified objects shot down over Alaska, Yukon and Lake 53 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:20,640 Huron in February 2023 were reportedly much smaller than the towering Chinese balloon. 54 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:25,040 Don't yet know exactly what these three objects were, but nothing right now suggests they were 55 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:30,960 related to China's spy balloon program or they were surveillance vehicles from any other country. 56 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:35,520 US President Joe Biden said following the incidents, the intelligence community's 57 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:40,880 current assessment is that these three objects were most likely balloons tied to private companies, 58 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:46,560 recreation or research institutions studying whether or conducting other scientific research. 59 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:52,960 A secret Royal Canadian Air Force document obtained by CTVNews.ca suggests the Lake Huron 60 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:57,680 object could have been a weather balloon launched from a... yeah that's what I thought. 61 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:01,360 Man, nobody's sticking their neck out going with the fun answer, are they? 62 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:07,680 Oh what's this? In documents reviewed by CTVNews.ca, the three objects shot down over North America 63 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:13,280 are frequently referred to as UAP, which typically stands for unidentified aerial phenomenon. The 64 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:19,840 turn UAP has largely replaced UFO and unidentified flying object in official circles. After decades 65 00:05:19,840 --> 00:05:25,440 of dismissal and denial by US authorities, the Pentagon, oh so they're just bringing it back. 66 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:30,240 That said, it's probably a weather balloon. There's a chance it's a stop sign that kind of got away 67 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:35,520 and it got inconvenient in the sky. A really big stop sign. It must have been really good that day. 68 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,520 It could be just it could be anything as long as it's not identified. 69 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:47,520 And Octagonal needs to be an octagon. Is it a promotion for the next UFC or something like that 70 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:52,480 that and it was just a really windy day? Probably, but they're playing the long game if it is because 71 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:58,960 this was back in February 2020. They still haven't taken credit for it, yeah. Yeah, well played if 72 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:04,800 that's what it is. Well played. By then everybody will forget. And hey UFC, you got 48 hours to 73 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:10,720 answer for this. So we've put you on notice and if you do, I feel like we should get some of your 74 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:15,840 promotional monies from bringing it back full circle. But if not, whatever, we're still doing our 75 00:06:15,840 --> 00:06:41,040 episode. But you owe us money. Yeah, bye.