Chinese Spy Balloon Has Surprising Mobility The purported Chinese surveillance balloon's ability to alter direction is explained by an expert as to why it is so strange.
The balloon was first seen on Wednesday over Montana, according to the Pentagon's press secretary, the balloon is now over the central United States and moving eastward at an altitude of about 60,000 feet.
Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) who made the statement on Friday in the afternoon. The "Chinese spy balloon was spotted above northeast Kansas.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who was due to depart Friday night for Beijing has postponed his forthcoming visit to China. due to alleged Chinese spy balloon floating over the United States.
China's Department of Foreign Affairs claimed that the object was merely a civilian weather observatory that had been blown off course.
Air Force Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said during a press conference that We know that it's a surveillance balloon, We know this is a Chinese balloon and that it has the ability to maneuver.
Officials in the United States said they would not shoot down the balloon due to concerns about the safety of people on the ground.
Officials in the United States said they would not shoot down the balloon due to concerns about the safety of people on the ground.