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US Air Force Scrambles to Send Three Planes to Confront Chinese Spy Balloon Over Montana
On Thursday, a Chinese spy balloon was spotted over Montana.
“US detects suspected Chinese surveillance balloon hovering over northern U.S. for days,” reported Upward News.
The Pentagon released the following statement: “The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now.”
“The balloon was spotted over Billings, Montana, on Wednesday. A senior defense official says the balloon is still over the U.S. but declined to say where it is now,” NBC reported. The spy balloon is the size of three school buses.
Defense officials are discussing whether or not to shoot it out of the sky.
“The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now”. – Pentagon
— Upward News (@UpwardNewsHQ) February 2, 2023
Shortly after the revelation was made, the U.S. Air Force scrambled to send three planes to confront the Chinese spy balloon.
“Three US air force planes circling over northern Montana where the Pentagon has found a massive Chinese spy balloon,” Upward News reported.
HAPPENING NOW: Three US air force planes circling over northern Montana where the Pentagon has found a massive Chinese spy balloon. https://t.co/oGjb6tkpTE pic.twitter.com/57rADafYl9
— Upward News (@UpwardNewsHQ) February 2, 2023
Shooting down the spy balloon is a possibility however it seems like this will be an unlikely solution at the moment.
Check out more updates below:
HAPPENING NOW: US fighter jets tracking spy balloon from China that is over Montana.
There are over 150 nuclear missiles in Montana. pic.twitter.com/xuktZ0dK30
— Upward News (@UpwardNewsHQ) February 2, 2023
BREAKING: U.S. military officials recommend not shooting down a massive Chinese spy balloon over Montana due to ‘safety risk’. https://t.co/TaWdB1DazI
— Upward News (@UpwardNewsHQ) February 3, 2023
JUST IN: The massive Chinese spy balloon has flown "over sensitive sites": Defense Official https://t.co/TaWdB1DazI
— Upward News (@UpwardNewsHQ) February 3, 2023
