A Chinese spy balloon is drifting over the northern United States. Pentagon officials have considered shooting it down.
WASHINGTON – A Chinese spy balloon has been spotted drifting over the northern United States, and Pentagon officials have considered shooting it down, Defense Department officials said late Thursday.
The balloon was over Montana when the U.S. considered destroying it, the official said. It would be shot down if it posed a threat to civilian aviation, the official said. It is floating at an altitude where those planes do not fly. The balloon is designed for surveillance, the official said. However, it likely is unable to collect more information than is available to spy satellites.
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