A third mysterious object has been shot down over Lake Huron, the third such incident in as many days.

The Associated Press is reporting that the unknown object was taken down after U.S. and Canadian authorities today restricted some airspace over the lake.

The action comes after earlier downings in Alaska and Canada.

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. confirmed the shootdown.

According to The New York Times, an F-16 fighter jet shot the object with a Sidewinder air-to-air missile.

The object shot down Saturday over the Yukon was described by U.S. officials as a balloon significantly smaller than the balloon hit by a missile Feb. 4 which was spotted drifting over the U.S.

Another object brought down over the northern coast of Alaska on Friday was more cylindrical and described as a type of airship.

Both were believed to have a payload, either attached or suspended from them, according to the officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. They flew at lower altitudes than the balloon and are not consistent with Chinese surveillance balloons.