on february 9, north american aerospace defense command detected an object on ground radar and further investigated and identified the object using fighter aircraft. the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of the civilian flight. u.s. northern command is beginning recovery operations now. u.s. northern command s alaska command coordinated the operation with assistance from the alaska air national guard, federal aviation administration and the federal bureau of investigation. we have no further details about the object at this time including any description of its capabilities, purpose or origin. the object was about the size of a small car, not similar in size or shape to the high altitude surveillance balloon taken down off the coast of south carolina. northern command continues their recovery operations in report of
0 president lula has to make. reporter: i wanted to follow up on a question i asked in september. in light of the chinese spy balloon incident does this administration consider chinese land purchases near u.s. military bases a national security threat? we are always concerned about potential foreign collection near or around our military sites, and you re right, last week is a good example of that. we take that seriously, whether that s terrestrial related or whether it s from the air. and i think i ll just leave it at that. reporter: would you work with congress to put in place legislation to prevent that we are always willing to work with congress to address our national security interests and threats as best we can. reporter: real quick, is there a time line for recovery of this object? you would have to talk to the pentagon. i don t know, guys, this just happened within the last hour and a half, and they re still assessing where this thing landed and the degree to whi
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