Pentagon Studying Debris from Balloon Detected Last Year, Unrelated to 2022 Chinese Spy Balloon
• Pentagon confirms balloon debris recovered off Alaska coast had been in ocean "well over a year"
• Debris being examined further by US government facilities to determine origin and purpose
• Military spotted balloon in February, determined it did not pose a threat
• Comes a year after Chinese spy balloon was tracked over US and ultimately shot down
• That balloon had intelligence capabilities but did not collect data before being downed