A new shock.. The US Army is tracking another mysterious balloon
Officials said the military has declared the balloon to pose no threat to air traffic or national security, but it has not yet been identified.
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The US military is tracking a mysterious balloon that has flown over American soil, but it is not clear what it is or who it belongs to.
According to three US officials, the object flew across parts of Hawaii but did not pass over any sensitive areas, CNBC News reported.
According to the American network, one of the officials said that the US military has been tracking balloon since late last week, and has determined that he does not pose any threat to air traffic or national security and does not send signals.
It was not clear if it was a weather balloon or something else, the official said, adding that the United States could still shoot it down if it got too close to the ground.
belonged to the Chinese
Officials said the object, which did not appear to have the ability to maneuver, was moving slowly toward Mexico. US officials do not believe the balloon belonged to the Chinese, but are still working to identify the owner. A National Security Council spokesperson referred questions about the balloon to the Department of Defense.
unidentified radar
In a statement, a US Indo-Pacific Command spokesperson said, “US Indo-Pacific Command responded to an unidentified radar signature on Friday near the island of Hawaii.
The Pacific Air Force launched three F-22s to assess the situation visually. and select a sphere. It monitored the crossing of the object and confirmed that it posed no threat.”
A Pentagon spokesperson said the balloon was floating at 36,000 feet "with no indication that it was maneuvered or controlled by a foreign or hostile party."
The balloon did not fly directly over critical defense infrastructure or other sensitive U.S. government locations, nor did it pose a military or physical threat to people on the ground."
A Chinese spy balloon had flown across parts of the United States in early February, before it was shot down off the coast of the Carolinas.
Officials said the agency was able to collect intelligence from several sensitive US military sites, despite efforts by the Biden administration to prevent it from doing so.
