Here We Go Again: Skies Over Lake Michigan Closed for “National Defense Purposes” (Update: NOTAM Cancelled)

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The FAA issued a NOTAM Sunday after 11 a.m. CST closing part of the skies of Lake Michigan due to “national defense purposes.” (Update: Fox News reported at 12:16 p.m. CST the NOTAM has been rescinded. No mention of what if anything was being looked for or if anything was found.)

JUST IN – United States closes airspace over parts of Lake Michigan, NOTAM states “national defense airspace.” pic.twitter.com/XhXURmcmlX

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 12, 2023

The closure comes after objects were shot down or chased Friday and Saturday in northern U.S. and Canadian airspace.

Here we go, again….. pic.twitter.com/6KjpmhtGTX

— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) February 12, 2023

NOTAM:

Initial Fox News report:

“FAA issued a notice to airmen closing air space in the northern part of lake Michigan.. looks like this is out of an abundance of caution but there is an airborne refueling tanker from the U.S. Military and appears that fighter jets are in route“ pic.twitter.com/7iqT2ikXsY

— Acyn (@Acyn) February 12, 2023

Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) posted that the Montana sighting Saturday night is still being investigated, “I am in constant communication with NORCOM and they have just advised me that they have confidence there IS an object and it WAS NOT an anomaly. I am waiting now to receive visual confirmation. Our nation’s security is my priority.”

I am in constant communication with NORCOM and they have just advised me that they have confidence there IS an object and it WAS NOT an anomaly. I am waiting now to receive visual confirmation. Our nation’s security is my priority.

— Matt Rosendale (@RepRosendale) February 12, 2023

Northern Command/NORAD statement: