Chinese spy balloons

The U.S. military said Friday that recovery teams have concluded the search for debris of the suspected Chinese spy balloon that American fighter jets ...

As the massive white balloon traversed the continental U.S. To recover the debris six miles off the Carolina coastline, U.S. Biden said he expects to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the incident. The U.S. Since the balloon was shot down above the Atlantic Ocean, U.S. The administration will establish an inventory of unmanned airborne objects above American airspace, implement measures for better detection, update rules and regulations, and establish global norms on how to deal with them. of water for bits and pieces of the apparatus that was allegedly collecting sensitive American communications. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) widened the reach of its radar systems to account for smaller objects flying at lower speeds. defense official said Friday the military has called off the hunt for debris in Lake Huron after it was determined to have fallen too deep to be recovered. Recovery operations concluded Thursday after the U.S. Navy “successfully located and retrieved” the wreckage, according to a U.S. doesn’t believe the three objects shot down in North American air space were tied to China’s high-altitude spy balloon program and are likely for research or some other benign purpose.

Recovery operations have concluded for the suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina earlier this month, ...

The balloon traveled over sensitive sites in Montana, officials have said, but the administration has said it tracked the balloon’s path and worked to minimize its intelligence collection capabilities. The balloon’s original surveillance target was likely Guam, but the weather may have shifted the balloon northward, officials said. He noted the “extremely bad winter weather” up in the North of Alaska and “arctic conditions” that are making recovery efforts extremely difficult. So I can’t promise you that we’ll know definitively one way or the other,” he added. Northern Command successfully located and retrieved debris” from the balloon, the statement from US Northern Command said. Navy and U.S.

The U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so ...

military finishes recovering Chinese balloon debris](https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/u-s-military-finishes-recovering-chinese-balloon-debris-1.6278459) The two-time Finals MVP is recovering from a sprained knee ligament. While building the show around its AARP-eligible cast two decades after the last movie imposes certain limits, getting the band back together feels like a clear case of giving the loyal audience what it wants. To do this, many are increasing the "user-pay" system that generates revenue from passengers, fuel and aircraft fees. A former Canadian sniper has triggered a cross-border battle over press freedom, after providing classified information to an American podcaster. official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence. Northern Command said Friday that all of the Navy and Coast Guard ships have left the area. The U.S. Northern Command said in a statement that the recovery operations ended Thursday and the final pieces are on their way to the FBI lab in Virginia for analysis. They are the first known peacetime shootdowns of unauthorized objects in U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was a Chinese spy balloon, U.S. Officials said the U.S.

An F-22 fighter jet shot the balloon down on Feb. 4.

Navy and U.S. The operation wrapped up Thursday. “U.S. Coast Guard vessels have departed the area. [Chinese spy balloon](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/02/02/chinese-surveillance-balloon-detected-over-montana/) [downed off the coast of South Carolina](https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/china/2023/02/15/china-threatens-us-entities-over-downing-of-balloon/) earlier this month, the Pentagon announced Friday. Navy, Coast Guard and federal law enforcement personnel have finished recovering debris from the

The answers to questions about a Chinese spy balloon and a series of unidentified objects flying in or near American airspace are coming into focus.

shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the Atlantic coast. military in the same area. "I said we don't know what they are." “So I can't promise you that we'll know definitively one way or the other.” Counterintelligence experts will examine what's left of the balloon at the FBI’s lab in Virginia. [Mysterious flying objects shot down over North America likely not spy balloons](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/16/biden-speech-chinese-spy-balloon-flying-objects-shot-down/11273378002/) "But our relationship and our policy towards China remains what it has been." [What intelligence could the Chinese spy balloon gather as it flew over US weapons sites?](https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2023/02/09/what-possible-intelligence-did-chinese-spy-balloon-gather/11219253002/) [This is how NASA classifies unidentified aerial objects](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/02/16/what-does-ufo-uap-stand-for/11265209002/) [not part of China's surveillance spy balloon operation](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/16/biden-speech-chinese-spy-balloon-flying-objects-shot-down/11273378002/). [weeks of questions](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/16/biden-speech-chinese-spy-balloon-flying-objects-shot-down/11273378002/) about a Chinese spy balloon and a series of [unidentified objects](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/02/16/what-does-ufo-uap-stand-for/11265209002/) spotted flying in or near American airspace, the [answers ](https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2023/02/09/what-possible-intelligence-did-chinese-spy-balloon-gather/11219253002/)are coming into focus. [completed the recovery of the Chinese spy balloon](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/17/washington-congress-live-news-updates/11273697002/) shot down off the coast of South Carolina, the U.S.

Officials said no debris from the three other shot-down objects has been recovered.

Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over Atlantic](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/02/04/chinese-spy-balloon-shot-down-biden-okd-downing-updates/?sh=67aa71a33935) (Forbes) Though the group said it is “not unusual” for balloons to not transmit for “significant periods of time,” one member [told](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/17/that-could-have-been-our-balloon-hobby-group-member-thinks-downed-object-may-have-been-theirs-00083462) Politico the shot-down object “could be one of our balloons.” The balloon entered American airspace on January 28 before traveling from Alaska to the Atlantic Ocean over the course of a week. officials [told](https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-south-carolina-3a6f05a2b3158d104b4921860849495f?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_05) the Associated Press. [Everything We Know About The ‘High-Altitude Object’ Shot Down Over Alaska](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/02/11/everything-we-know-about-the-high-altitude-object-shot-down-over-alaska/?sh=15d903d52dc2) (Forbes) [Everything We Know About The Flying Object Shot Down Over Canada—A Day After Similar Incident Over Alaska](https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/02/12/everything-we-know-about-the-flying-object-shot-down-over-canada-a-day-after-similar-incident-over-alaska/?sh=6b88c78d3734) (Forbes) [U.S. Biden noted the U.S. has determined that the objects were “most likely” balloons tied to private companies, or recreational or research institutions studying weather. The Navy completed an operation to recover pieces of the Chinese spy balloon Thursday, according to a statement Friday, as U.S. [vowed](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/02/15/china-threatens-retaliation-against-us-for-downing-surveillance-balloon/?sh=62e727e58ec1) to take unnamed “countermeasures” against the U.S. Three other objects—located over Lake Huron, the Yukon and northern Alaska—were shot down, though government officials have said there is no evidence they are of Chinese origin like the balloon. [Yukon](https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/02/12/everything-we-know-about-the-flying-object-shot-down-over-canada-a-day-after-similar-incident-over-alaska/?sh=6b88c78d3734) and [northern Alaska](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/02/11/everything-we-know-about-the-high-altitude-object-shot-down-over-alaska/?sh=15d903d52dc2). [reported](https://nibbb.org/blog/) one of its balloons “missing in action” after last reporting its location over Alaska on February 11—the same day the U.S.

The U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so ...

The U.S. U.S. Officials said the U.S. territory of Guam, and ultimately flew over the continental U.S., the official said. Northern Command said Friday that all of the Navy and Coast Guard ships have left the area. official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence. They are the first known peacetime shootdowns of unauthorized objects in U.S. The announcement capped three dramatic weeks that saw U.S. WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Northern Command said in a statement that the recovery operations ended Thursday and the final pieces are on their way to the FBI lab in Virginia for analysis. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was a Chinese spy balloon, U.S. He declined to say what, if anything, the U.S.

It added that the final pieces of debris were being transferred to an FBI lab in Virginia for “counter-intelligence exploitation”. Rescue teams have been ...

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Drones, spy balloons, UFOs or UAPs — American airspace has never been more crowded, or mysterious.

... For the most part, the right attitude is to shrug and let it fly over.” “The primary thing we’ve been saying all along is not that these are alien spaceships,” said Christopher Mellon, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense who in 2017 helped put witnesses and declassified UAP videos in front of Congress and the New York Times. The frustration that we’ve been feeling is now shared by the Congress and the American people. Reports of “unmanned aircraft sightings” have increased “dramatically” over the past two years, according to the FAA. “I’ve witnessed in my lifetime the exponential increase in the type and number and activity of aerial drones.” “I don’t want a damn balloon going across the United States when we could’ve taken it down over the Aleutian Islands,” said Sen. Sightings are increasing, according to the report, “partially due to reduced stigma.” The report counts 366 UAPs observed by military aviators and systems since March 2021, the majority of which were judged to be drones, balloons or general “clutter” such as birds or airborne plastic bags. In the mid-20th century, a total of 12,618 UFOs were catalogued by Project Blue Book, the Air Force’s attempt to investigate the phenomena, and 701 of those sightings could not be explained. Was the object downed over the Yukon actually a 32-inch balloon launched by a club of hobbyists in Illinois, The abundance of random stuff in the sky has gone from confusing to alarming over the past two weeks, as the U.S. Some of the stuff in the sky is immediately identifiable, some less so. 10 at an altitude of 36,000 feet off the west coast of Alaska, drifting toward the Yukon, a day before the U.S.

The answers to questions about a Chinese spy balloon and a series of unidentified objects flying in or near American airspace are coming into focus.