The remains of a hot air balloon were found in the city of Kalishki in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland, reports RMF..

Found fragments were seized by the police, they are being examined by the military. It is possible that it could be a reconnaissance balloon from the east.

The object was discovered by the owner of the field on Saturday morning in a cornfield a few kilometers from the landfill and a large military unit. The person who found the wreckage said that under the foil dome there was a polystyrene box, an antenna, and Cyrillic inscriptions could be read on the balloon itself.

The message about the find was confirmed by the police and the Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Now, the newspaper writes, it is not known whether this balloon is meteorological or reconnaissance, however, the Operational Command reported that radar systems did not record violations of Polish airspace..

In February, an unknown hot air balloon was seen over the continental United States.. After several days of observation, the balloon was shot down.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed that it was a civilian balloon used for meteorological purposes..

U.S. intelligence officials have said the downed balloon over the U.S. is part of a broad surveillance program by China's military..