Multiple US Agencies to Examine Possible Spy Balloon Found off Alaska Coast: Pentagon

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Fishermen found the debris off the coast of Alaska last week after the balloon flew over the western continental United States.

Multiple U.S. agencies will analyze the debris of an unidentified high-altitude balloon recovered in waters near Alaska, according to the Pentagon.

Last week, fishermen found the debris off the coast of Alaska after it flew over the western continental United States.

Pentagon spokesperson Sue Gough said defense officials wouldnโ€™t yet characterize it as a spy balloon but that a number of agencies are looking into it.

โ€œThe debris is currently at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and has been transferred to a DoD facility,โ€ Ms. Gough said in an emailed statement, using the acronym for the Department of Defense.

โ€œWe do not know why the balloon was in the waters off the coast of Alaska, nor are we going to characterize it at this time, but hope to learn more about the balloonโ€™s origin and purpose after further analysis of the material, which will be conducted by multiple agencies.โ€

The Pentagonโ€™s confirmation on March 6 marked the first public acknowledgment that the discovered object was indeed a balloon.

Fishermen came across the debris on March 1. Upon finding the suspicious object, they alerted law enforcement, providing photos that raised concern among local officials, leading them to involve the FBI.

At the time of discovery, the nature of the object was unclear, and officials were uncertain if it was a balloon at all. Nevertheless, the FBI determined that its resemblance to a surveillance balloon owned by a foreign government was significant enough to justify further investigation.

Last month, the U.S. military monitored the balloonโ€™s trajectory across the western United States.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which is responsible for overseeing North American airspace in collaboration with Canada, assessed that the object didnโ€™t pose an immediate threat.

A NORAD spokesperson previously told The Epoch Times that it and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detected the small balloon flying at an altitude that varied between 43,000 and 45,000 feet.

NORAD fighters intercepted the balloon over Utah and determined that it lacked maneuverability, and posed no threat to national security. The FAA also confirmed that it didnโ€™t pose a hazard to flight safety.

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