The fact the objects were immediately identifiable is a concern, too. The companies involved will no doubt want their equipment back and replacement for any damage, but, why weren't they readily identifiable? I don't understand how objects simply fly around the country without appropriate identification.
There is still the question as to what information is being gathered, for what reason and who are the customers to that information. It is all a question of national security.
By Joey Garrison and Michael Collins
...He said the intelligence community is "still assessing" objects (click here) that were shot down over Alaska, Canada's Yukon Territory and Lake Huron. "Nothing right now," he said, suggests the objects are tied to China’s spy balloon program, even though they were shot down about a week after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the Atlantic coast.
Biden said the intelligence community's "current assessment" is that the three objects were "most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions studying weather or conduct other scientific research."...
...He said the intelligence community is "still assessing" objects (click here) that were shot down over Alaska, Canada's Yukon Territory and Lake Huron. "Nothing right now," he said, suggests the objects are tied to China’s spy balloon program, even though they were shot down about a week after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the Atlantic coast.
Biden said the intelligence community's "current assessment" is that the three objects were "most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions studying weather or conduct other scientific research."...
