Previously, the FAA issued a notice temporarily banning flights in an area approximately 50 by 50 nautical miles around Havre, Montana, near the Canadian border
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported Saturday night that it reopened some airspace in the state of Montana after it was briefly closed for undisclosed activities by the Department of Defense.
Previously, the FAA issued a notice temporarily banning flights in an area approximately 50 by 50 nautical miles around Havre, Montana, near the Canadian border and classified the area as “national defense airspace.”
“The FAA closed part of the airspace in Montana to support Department of Defense activities,” the FAA said in statements picked up by Fox News.
Subsequently, and after a short time, the FAA indicated that the airspace was reopened, without specifying the reasons why it was closed, reported Reuters.
Also, the FAA declined to specify if the action was related to another balloon or unidentified object. Last week, the agency issued similar actions in response to a suspected Chinese spy balloon that crossed the United States from Montana to South Carolina and was shot down last Saturday.
The agency’s decision comes hours after an unknown object flying over Canadian territory was shot down by a U.S. aircraft, information that was confirmed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The object was detected by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad), a binational agency between Canada and the United States. The downing of the object occurred over Yucon, a territory in the northwestern part of the country that borders Alaska.
Trudeau said he spoke with President Joe Biden on Saturday after coordinating the downing of the object, and said Canadian forces will lead the object recovery operation.