The Federal Aviation Administration announced Saturday it has issued a temporary flight restriction over a portion of Montana shortly after an unidentified object was shot down over Canada.
“The FAA closed some airspace in Montana to support Department of Defense activities,” the FAA told Fox News Digital in a statement on Saturday evening.
The airspace being closed down is in the area around Havre, Montana not far from the U.S. border with Canada.
The news comes shortly after an unknown object was shot down by a U.S. military fighter jet in Canada.
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JUST IN – United States closes airspace over north central Montana, NOTAM states "national defense airspace." pic.twitter.com/Xvd1PGs6Xn
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