A senior White House official has stated that there is no evidence linking the objects to China's spy balloon program, although it is unclear how the objects were being propelled, who sent them or what their purpose was.
While officials have ruled out that the objects were US government objects, they have not dismissed the possibility that they were commercial or research balloons. The search for the debris is hampered by remote and frigid conditions in the search area, and it may not be possible to recover all of it.
Meanwhile, the interagency task force created by President Biden to address policy issues surrounding the balloons and unidentified flying objects has begun its work.
The task force, which includes personnel from the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Homeland Security, will review the policy implications of shooting down the objects and determine the best way forward if other objects are discovered. However, the US has not seen any new objects in US airspace, and there is no blanket policy to shoot down any new objects. Each issue will be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
The recovery efforts have been hindered by the locations where the debris fell, including icy, remote bodies of water. The senior White House official stated that the objects appeared to have posed no threat, and senators have suggested that the US should improve its ability to track commercial, government, agency, and university objects that are put up in the air.
The suspected spy balloon that the Air Force shot down off the Atlantic coast earlier this month has also not yielded significant developments in the recovery of debris, although divers were able to retrieve a significant amount of debris over the weekend. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is analyzing the electronics recovered from the balloon.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the Biden administration's denial that the US had sent spy balloons over China. On Monday, China accused the US of flying high-altitude balloons over its airspace more than 10 times since the start of 2022, the first time China has made such an accusation since the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted over the US earlier this month.
The situation remains uncertain, and the US continues to search for answers about the origin of the flying objects.
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"No evidence of China's spy balloon program found in the three objects recently shot down over the US and Canada. Recovery efforts are ongoing, but the remoteness of the search area and frigid conditions are making it difficult to retrieve debris. #UFOs"
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The origin and purpose of three objects recently shot down over the US and Canada remain uncertain, according to a senior White House official. Although officials have ruled out the possibility that the objects were part of China's spy balloon program, they still don't know how the objects were being propelled, who sent them, or what their purpose was. Recovery efforts are ongoing, but the remoteness of the search area and frigid conditions are making it difficult to retrieve debris. The US Senate has classified the objects as posing no threat, and some senators have suggested that the US should do a better job of tracking commercial, government, agency, and university objects put up in the air. An interagency task force has been created to address policy issues surrounding balloons and unidentified flying objects. So far, the US has not seen any new objects in US airspace, and there is no blanket policy to shoot down any new objects. Each issue will be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
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"What is the US government's stance on the origin and purpose of the flying objects recently shot down over the US and Canada, and what are the challenges faced in recovering debris from these objects?"
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