Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over U.S. homeland

Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over U.S. homeland

THE SIGNAL

The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple of days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said Thursday.

A senior defense official told Pentagon reporters that the U.S. has “very high confidence” it is a Chinese high-altitude balloon and it was flying over sensitive sites to collect information. One of the places the …

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