Editor\u2019s note: This story has been updated with additional information about the object.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n
An \u201cunidentified object\u201d was shot down with a missile by U.S. fighter jets Sunday over Lake Huron, and it was believed to be the same one tracked over Montana and monitored by the government beginning the night before, U.S. officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The downing comes after earlier objects in Alaska and Canada were shot out of the sky because they were flying at altitudes that posed a threat to commercial aircraft, according to the officials, who had knowledge of the downings and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. and Canadian authorities had restricted some airspace over the lake earlier Sunday as planes were scrambled to intercept and try to identify the object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., tweeted that \u201cthe object has been downed by pilots from the U.S. Air Force and National Guard.\u201d The shootdown was confirmed by four U.S. officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n