Spy Balloon
Congress floats ways to secure skies after Chinese balloon By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the only current U.S. senator to have visited space, Mark Kelly knows something about unexplained objects in the skies. Back in his aviator days, Kelly saw Mylar party balloons fly by his cockpit. And once when he…
As jets closed in on China balloon, hobbyists were listening By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The extraordinary scene of U.S. fighter jets getting ready to strike a Chinese balloon had many people along the Carolina coast straining their necks and pointing their smartphones to the sky to capture the moment of impact.…
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…
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…
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