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Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe they came from China. Maybe from somewhere farther away. A lot farther away. The downing of four aerial devices by U.S. warplanes has touched off rampant misinformation about the objects, their origin and their purpose, showing how…
US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime By COLLEEN LONG, LOLITA C. BALDOR and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and…
Pentagon shoots down unknown object flying in U.S. airspace By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. The object was flying at about 40,000…
Balloon bickering over Biden’s actions, China’s intentions By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Sunday accused China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon and said the Biden administration had given Beijing an intelligence opening by not downing the balloon during its high-altitude drift through American…
China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP undefined WASHINGTON (AP) — What in the world was that thing? The massive white orb that drifted across U.S. airspace this week and was shot down by the Air Force over the Atlantic on live television Saturday triggered…
US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China By ZEKE MILLER, MICHAEL BALSAMO, COLLEEN LONG, AAMER MADHANI and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the…
China, US tensions rise over suspected Chinese spy balloon By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA, TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. was tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over American airspace, and China said Friday that it would look into those reports, as the discovery further strained already tense…
The Wild West Balloon Fest returns Friday, July 22nd – Sunday, July 24th from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Mentock Park, 901 Blackburn Street. Drawing ballooners and flight enthusiasts from all over the country, this unique festival is one of Cody’s legendary attractions. Balloons will launch at dawn in Mentock Park. Ballooning is a…
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