Defense Department Tracking Chinese Spy Balloon Hovering Over U.S.
A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon device has been seen flying over the continental United States this week, according to the Defense Department. “The United States Government has detected and is tracking a high altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now,” Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement. “The U.S. government, to include NORAD, continues to track and monitor it closely. The balloon is currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground.” “Instances of this kind