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planes. >> we are laser-focused on confirming their nature and purpose. >> reporter: three day, three unidentified objects shot down by u.s. fighters. no precedent. >> efforts are actively under way right now at all sites to find whats left of those objects so we can better understand and communicate with the american people what they are. >> reporter: no shortage of unanswered questions, driving a robust all-of-government response from president biden. >> every element of the governme...

Chinese spy balloon would pose a serious risk to people, to the american people as well as buildings. is there not also a risk in shooting down these objects that are in the space where commercial aircraft are? >> there is. thats why they chose locations that would minimize that risk, over lake huron, for example, in the yukon, off the coast of alaska. interestingly for the first spy balloon, they had an option to shoot it down immediately off the coast of alaska. one of their reasoning was, its...