TAIPEI: A balloon that came down on a remote Taiwanese-held islet close to China's coast was used for weather monitoring and had no audio-visual recording equipment on board, Taiwan's Defence
was used for weather monitoring and had no audio-visual recording equipment on board, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Saturday after analysing the remains.
The Defence Ministry said that after analysing and comparing the remains, it had determined that the balloon was carrying meteorological recording instruments"without photographic or recording audio-visual or storage-related devices". According to statistics it has assembled, the ministry said"floating balloons" around the Taiwan Strait in recent years have mostly been seen between December and February, in line with the prevailing wind direction.
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