Alaska’s U.S. Senators addressed on Thursday the Chinese balloon that flew over the United States last week, including a period where the balloon was floating over the mainland of Alaska.
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Murkowski delivered her comments the evening after attending a briefing on the activities of the Chinese balloon that traversed the state of Alaska Jan. 28-30, before proceeding to Canada. The balloon was shot down near the coastline of South Carolina after journeying across the continent. It was first detected over the Aleutian Islands but did not raise alarm from defense officials at that time.
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