Eyes glued to Carolina skies as suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down by U.S.
Eyes were locked on the Carolina skies Saturday as the suspected Chinese spy balloon that traversed the U.S. over the past week was shot down by a fighter jet.
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U.S. shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic ocean
The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America.
Chinese balloon sparks curiosity, alarm from Americans below: ‘Needs to be removed’
In Montana — home to Malmstrom Air Force base and dozens of nuclear missile silos — people doubted Beijing’s claim that it was a weather balloon gone off course.
Beijing urges calm over reports of Chinese spy balloon flying in U.S. airspace
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China has no intention of violating the territory and airspace of any sovereign country.
Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over US
DefenceTalkThe Pentagon said Thursday that it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States that appeared to be surveilling highly sensitive nuclear weapons sites. At President Joe Biden’s request, Defense Secretary Lloyd …
Suspected Chinese surveillance balloon flying over U.S., won’t be shot down: Pentagon
A senior defense official said the U.S. has “very high confidence” the object was a Chinese high-altitude balloon and it was flying over sensitive sites to collect information.