Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon in the skies over the US

Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon in the skies over the US

"We are confident that this high-altitude reconnaissance balloon belongs to the People's Republic of China," a senior US Department of Defense official said.
The balloon currently flies at an altitude well above commercial air travel and poses no military or physical threat to people on the ground, the Pentagon said, adding that the US military has decided not to shoot down the balloon.