: All the Places Suspected Chinese Spy Balloons May Have Been Spotted #WorldNEWS The alleged Chinese spy balloon that was shot down after traversing the continental U. S. has raised questions about

All the Places Suspected Chinese Spy Balloons May Have Been Spotted #WorldNEWS
The alleged Chinese spy balloon that was shot down after traversing the continental U. S. has raised questions about whether other airships like it have floated into other countries airspace in the past.
At least four other governments have reported additional instances of possible surveillance balloons. U. S. Defense officials also reported multiple previous sightings of these devices in recent years.
But, few details are publicly known about many of these sightings. These balloons typically fly much higher than aircraft; the most recent balloon in the U. S. was hovering at an altitude of 60,000 ft. —nearly twice the altitude of most commercial aircraft.

Experts note that it can be hard to detect these kinds of balloons if youre not looking for them. Unlike missiles and airplanes, military radar operators like the U. S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) arent as attuned to picking up inflatable airships.

Lon Tweeten–TIMEThe alleged Chinese spy balloon has sparked numerous reports of other balloon sightings around the world.
Heres what we know about the other possible spy balloon sightings.
Other U. S. incursions
General Glen VanHerck, commander of U. S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), confirmed Monday the Chinese government previously sent surveillance balloons above the U. S. that went undetected. Every day as a NORAD commander, its my responsibility to detect threats to North America, he said at a briefing. I will tell you that we did not detect those threats. And thats a domain awareness gap that we have to figure out.
Despite acknowledging that there were other possible incursions, the Pentagon has released few details, including specifics of when they happened.
Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla. ), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, told the Washington Post that lawmakers and military officials spoke on Saturday to discuss previous instances of similar surveillance balloons in the U. S. During the Trump Administration, a Chinese spy balloon reportedly made its way to Texas and Florida, military officials said Sunday. Another such balloon made it to Guam. One crashed off the coast of Hawaii four months ago, Fox News reported.
Balloon reported over Latin America
U. S. officials also said Friday that a Chinese balloon had been spotted somewhere over Latin America but did not specify an exact location.
Colombia’s military said Feb. 4 that it had spotted a balloon-like object in its airspace. Local media in Costa Rica reported that hundreds of people had spotted a balloon in the sky on Feb. 2 that was similar to the one the U.