"We are receiving reports of a balloon flying over Latin America. We estimate it is another Chinese reconnaissance balloon", Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said in a statement.
According to the U.S. official, this balloon does not appear to be moving toward the United States at this time.
A Pentagon spokesman said Thursday that a reconnaissance balloon had been spotted over the U.S.
The military said it belongs to the PRC.
The administration said it was "unacceptable" for a foreign reconnaissance aircraft to be in U.S. sovereign airspace and canceled an upcoming visit to Beijing by State Department chief Anthony Blinken.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning urged not to speculate on the topic of the "Chinese spy balloon" .
The Foreign Ministry said that the balloon seriously deviated from its route due to the wind, Beijing regrets that it ended up over the U.S.
https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2023/02/04/pentagon-obnaruzhil-vtoroy-kitayskiy-vozdushnyy-shar-nad-latinskoy-amerikoy
"We are receiving reports of a balloon flying over Latin America. We estimate it is another Chinese reconnaissance balloon", Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said in a statement.
According to the U.S. official, this balloon does not appear to be moving toward the United States at this time.
A Pentagon spokesman said Thursday that a reconnaissance balloon had been spotted over the U.S.
The military said it belongs to the PRC.
The administration said it was "unacceptable" for a foreign reconnaissance aircraft to be in U.S. sovereign airspace and canceled an upcoming visit to Beijing by State Department chief Anthony Blinken.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning urged not to speculate on the topic of the "Chinese spy balloon" .
The Foreign Ministry said that the balloon seriously deviated from its route due to the wind, Beijing regrets that it ended up over the U.S.
https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2023/02/04/pentagon-obnaruzhil-vtoroy-kitayskiy-vozdushnyy-shar-nad-latinskoy-amerikoy
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