Unidentified Object Shot Down Over Lake Huron First Detected in Alberta, Says Canadian General

The facade of the headquarters of the Department of National Defence is pictured in Ottawa, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

The unidentified object that was shot down over Lake Huron on Feb. 12 by the U.S. Air Force was first detected over southern Alberta, Canadian Military Major General Paul Prévost said on Feb. 13.

Prévost, the director of Strategic Joint Staff at National Defence, was providing a technical briefing alongside officials from the RCMP, Public Safety, and the Canadian Coast Guard.