The U.S. military is tracking a high-altitude balloon over the western United States, but it is not believed to be a threat. In a statement, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it had detected the "small balloon" drifting at an altitude between 43,000 and 45,000 ...
“The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now,” he said. “The balloon is currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat...
It was not clear what the military was doing to prevent it from collecting sensitive information or what will happen with the balloon if it isn’t shot down. In a letter sent Thursday to Austin, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., wrote: "The fact that this balloon was occupying Montana airspa...
official, however, told ABC that the military balloon was specially designed, with a purposeful path. They believe the balloon can take high-resolution pictures and is flying along areas where there are missiles and bases. Echoing that, the defense official told reporters: "I'm not trying to ...
The Pentagon ultimately recommended against it, noting that even as the balloon was over a sparsely populated area of Montana, its size would create a debris field large enough that it could have put people at risk. It was not clear what the military was doing to prevent it from collecting...
The U.S. military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday afternoon, the Pentagon said, while China called the downing an overreaction. “On Wednesday, President Biden gave his authorization to take down the surveillance balloon as soon as the missi...
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The suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew over the US was able to gather intelligence from several sensitive American military sites, officials have said. China was able to steer the surveillance balloon so it could make multiple passes over some of the sites and...
The official would not specify the size of the balloon, but said it was large enough that despite its high altitude, commercial pilots could see it. All air traffic was halted at Montana's Billings Logan International Airport from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, as the military prov...