Object Shot Down Over Lake Huron by US Military Likely Crashed in Canadian Waters: Official

U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, attends a hearing held by the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, on March 1, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images

An unidentified octagonal object shot down by a U.S. military F-16 fighter jet over Lake Huron on Feb. 12 most likely crashed in Canadian waters, according to an official.

Gen. Glen VanHerck, the head of North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) and Northern Command, said during a briefing on Feb. 12 that efforts to recover the object’s remains from Lake Huron are underway.