The action came on the heels of the US military shooting down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon on February 4.
United States fighter jets on Saturday shot down an unidentified, unmanned high-altitude airborne object over northern Canada that had entered its airspace from Alaska.
In a statement, the White House said that the decision was taken following a phone call between US President Joe Biden said Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The action came on the heels of the US military shooting down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolinas on February 4, adding to already strained relations between Washington and Beijing.
A spy balloon, which was used extensively during the cold war, has sophisticated cameras and imaging technology to collect information.
