Astute move calling it a weather balloon really....thoughtfully prevents Roswell V.2 being revived.
However, watched some clips on the news of US news and yep, no point in missing a potential conspiracy theory opportunity after all....somewhere called Wuhan was mentioned as a possible launch site....now where have we heard that name before ?
But it does beg a question...why, with the resources available, wasn't it quietly removed with no publicity....... before it gained the prominence it has ?