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"Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified as well as large sections of the structure," the US Northern Command said in a statement.
American warplanes have downed three other objects since then -- one near Alaska, another over Canada and a third over Lake Huron - but authorities have not identified their origin or purpose.After mounting pressure on President Joe Biden's administration to explain the unprecedented situation that has seen an alleged Chinese spy balloon and three mystery objects shot down in North America in just over a week, officials appeared sure of only one thing: It's not aliens.
China denied this, calling the huge balloon an errant weather research craft, and lashed out at Washington yesterday. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters the US is"not flying surveillance balloons over China." What we know about mysterious objects downed by USThe United States says the large Chinese balloon down on 4 February was obviously a spy craft and that the debris is currently being plucked from the Atlantic Ocean for analysis.
Officials also say that the perceived increase in incidents could be due to an adjustment in radar settings after 4 February, which means items once passing unseen are now caught. The diplomatic fallout has already been substantial, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken abruptly cancelling a rare visit to Beijing.
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