Pentagon officials suspect the high-altitude surveillance balloon is of Chinese origin. [Credit: Adobe Stock]
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The U.S. military is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States, suspected to be of Chinese origin.
The balloon was initially spotted near a nuclear missile silo field in Montana but is currently above commercial air traffic and poses no military or physical threat to people on the ground.
Officials decided not to shoot down the balloon due to its large size and potential damage from debris, noting that similar balloon activities have been observed previously.
The U.S. military is tracking a foreign surveillance balloon located in the U.S., Pentagon officials confirmed Thursday.
Military officials suspect the high-altitude balloon, initially spotted Wednesday in Montana, is of Chinese origin, NPR reported. The state is home to Malmstrom Air Force Base, one of the nation’s three nuclear missile silo fields.
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