A senior White House official said that at this time, there is no information indicating that the flying objects shot down by the US military over Alaska for three consecutive days from the 10th were intelligence gathering activities by China. It may have been for commercial or research purposes by
The US military shot down a Chinese balloon over the southern coast of South Carolina on the 4th of this month, and also shot down flying objects of unknown affiliation over Alaska and Canada for three consecutive days from the 10th.
Kirby, the White House Strategic Communications Coordinator, told reporters on the 14th that three unidentified flying objects shot down after the 10th were "currently an intelligence gathering activity against the United States, including whether it was by China. There is no information," he said, adding that it may have been for private commercial or research purposes.
In connection with this, the chairman of the United States military uniformed group, Joint Chiefs of Staff Millie, held a press conference in Belgium, where he was visiting, and revealed that the wreckage of the three flying objects had not yet been recovered.
Chairman Millie explained that the objects fell in places where it was difficult to recover due to the terrain and other factors, and said, ``It will be possible to recover eventually, but it will take time.''