Downed Chinese Spy Balloon Aimed For Hawaii, Blown Off Course

Downed Chinese Spy Balloon Aimed For Hawaii, Blown Off Course

THE SIGNAL

The Chinese spy balloon that was shot down with a missile off South Carolina originally had a trajectory that would have taken it over Guam and Hawaii but was blown off course, a government official has revealed.

The balloon, which Washington accuses Beijing of using for espionage and China says was a civilian weather research airship, was derailed from heading to the islands by prevailing winds, a US official speaking on condition of anonymity told Reuters.

The balloon drifted across Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, then Canada and the central US before it was downed by a missile fired from an F‑22 fighter jet on Feb. 4.

The US military said Monday it had recove …

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