The balloon captured by American fighters in the skies over the western United States turned out to be an amateur balloon. This was reported by CBS News.
“It was uncontrolled and did not pose a threat to national security,” the US Department of Defense told the publication.
The military department also announced that the object left US territory on the morning of February 24.
Shortly before that, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) fighters captured A balloon of unknown origin in the west of the country.
Before that in the USA stated About the operation of a Chinese balloon that was shot down over the American Internet network in February 2023. It is assumed that the drone can connect to the network of one of the Internet providers in the United States and send and receive response messages from China.
Previously Taiwan was recorded Approaching China’s bubble island.