The United States concludes the search work to find remains of the two aerial objects that were shot down after flying over the states of Alaska and Michigan on February 10 and 12.
The decision comes after carrying out a "systematic search", using a "variety of capabilities" with air and surface sensors, which has not provided new results, reported the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the US Northern Command. (USNORTHCOM) in a statement on Friday.
Both institutions detailed that the tracking activities for the recovery of the remains of the flying objects were carried out jointly by the US military with different federal agencies and together with their Canadian partners. According to the statement, the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, supported the decision.
In the case of the object shot down in Deadhorse (Alaska), "Arctic conditions and the instability of sea ice" determined the decision to end search operations, after an unsuccessful deployment involving the Alaska National Guard, the FBI and US Indo-Pacific Command.
For its part, no remains of the object shot down in Lake Huron (Michigan) were found after several days of surface and underwater searches by the Unified Command Group, made up of members of the Coast Guard, the FBI and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States.
As a consequence, the air and maritime security perimeter has been lifted in both areas. It has not yet been revealed if the search for debris from the third flying object, shot down in the Canadian region of the Yukon, will also be terminated.
Likewise, this Friday the US Armed Forces announced that the work to recover the remains of the Chinese spy balloon, which was shot down on February 4 over the waters of the Atlantic, was finished.
