<p>A military reconnaissance drone that crashed in southwestern Poland late on Tuesday was being used by US soldiers for a training flight, the Polish defence ministry said on Friday.</p>.<p>Private radio RMF reported earlier that a drone was found in woods near the village of Trzebien, southern Poland, after a passer-by called emergency services to say he had seen an object crashing in the area.</p>.<p>"Information obtained shows that during a training flight by US soldiers, contact with the drone was lost and it then fell into a forest area," the defence ministry wrote in an emailed response to <em>Reuters </em>questions.</p>.<p>"No one was hurt, and there is no damage as a result of the incident ... The drone was taken over by the American side, which owns the drone."</p>.<p>NATO member Poland is on alert for infractions of its airspace as war rages in neighbouring Ukraine after incidents in November and December in which missiles landed on its territory.</p>
<p>A military reconnaissance drone that crashed in southwestern Poland late on Tuesday was being used by US soldiers for a training flight, the Polish defence ministry said on Friday.</p>.<p>Private radio RMF reported earlier that a drone was found in woods near the village of Trzebien, southern Poland, after a passer-by called emergency services to say he had seen an object crashing in the area.</p>.<p>"Information obtained shows that during a training flight by US soldiers, contact with the drone was lost and it then fell into a forest area," the defence ministry wrote in an emailed response to <em>Reuters </em>questions.</p>.<p>"No one was hurt, and there is no damage as a result of the incident ... The drone was taken over by the American side, which owns the drone."</p>.<p>NATO member Poland is on alert for infractions of its airspace as war rages in neighbouring Ukraine after incidents in November and December in which missiles landed on its territory.</p>