Global Courant 2023-05-02 01:44:00
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is tracking another high-altitude balloon that, according to reports, has crossed Hawaii and is on its way to Mexico.
NBC reported that three U.S. officials confirmed the balloon flew over U.S. soil in Hawaii, but not over sensitive areas.
A large balloon floats over Kingston, NC, with an aircraft and its contrail below, February 4, 2023. (Brian Branch via AP, file)
The balloon has been tracked since late last week and does not appear to pose a threat to national security or air traffic, nor does it appear to be sending any signals, officials told NBC.
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Officials also said they weren’t sure if the object was a weather balloon or something else, and would not blast it out of the sky as it approaches US land.
NBC said officials do not believe the balloon is in Chinese hands.
The DoD did not immediately respond to questions about Monday’s balloon.
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In early February, a Chinese surveillance balloon was detected hovering over Montana. The balloon crossed the entire continental US before the Biden administration ordered the spy craft to be shot down off the coast of South Carolina.
Chinese officials claimed the balloon was a drifting civilian craft, but U.S. officials insisted it was a surveillance vessel.
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In a report released in early April, several current and former US officials claimed the Biden administration was struggling to block intelligence gathering from China’s spy balloon that eventually carried information to Beijing in real time.
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