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US ends search for downed aerial objects

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States military said on Friday it had ended its search for the airborne objects that were shot down near Deadhorse, Alaska and over Lake Huron on February 10 and 12.

The statement released on Friday night came hours after officials said the US had finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was a Chinese spy balloon.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Sailors on a vessel off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Feb. 10, 2023 prepare material from a downed Chinese high-altitude balloon recovered in the Atlantic Ocean days before for transport. UNITED STATES NAVY PHOTO VIA AP