Chinese spy balloon spotted above over US: Officials

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[zackmonroe]

2:19 saying a spy balloon doesn’t posses any threat on us has to be the stupidest thing anyone has ever said.

[dougjohnson]

the only 'unsettling' thing about this spy balloon is the fact that it's still there!

[RavenLys]

They shouldn't allow it to collect whatever information it's here to get, the fact it's still flying over our country is ridiculous

[kentmusgrove]

The fact that it is a "balloon" indicates it is guided by the airstream. If it is either self-propelled or guided by some type of control, then it is not a balloon and there may be other reasons.

[nicksomebody]

As an American I’m embarrassed we are not capable of capturing a BALLOON 🎈

[adamsingh]

It feels like we get closer and closer to a massive, catastrophic war everyday.

[B-Nice]

Tik Tok is a handheld Chinese Spy Balloon

[Racedoc]

I can’t imagine that our military did not detect that balloon before entering our airfield. The question is; did the government allow this to happen for political reasons 🤔.

[FoxMacLeod]

Also, how did this get past coastal waters, Washington, Idaho, and into the air above Montana, before it was noticed? I sure hope the military was just keeping mum until the public saw it, rather than only becoming aware after it was reported to them.

[ronmayberry]

Several days!!? Days!?! And we did nothing but stare at it!?! Really!!?!

[dg]

People worried about this Chinese spying balloon but also not fazed about using Tik Tok 😂

[off-roadnpew]

That’s from the same person who traded a warlord for a basketball player

[Amarisinsane]

Not being able to capture a balloon is same as saying a turtle was too fast for me.

[mollymiller]

Who knew out of all the weapons of defense we have we are screwed by a balloon

[thewatcher]

Turns out we're not as protected as we thought we were.

[jasonwilliams]

Can't we just have a normal year without any fucking chaos

[brooklynboi]

Crazy how this is able to get into our airspace..

[ig.productions]

"does not pose a threat to civilians"
only threatens entire nations security

[chuckaddison]

Sooo, This makes me wonder how many balloons have overflown the US undetected?!

[cvhqnxr]

This appears to be the same unidentified balloon observed in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan three years ago, presumably the Chinese imitated the balloon bombs used by the Japanese during World War II, this Balloons travel across the Pacific on jet streams and are difficult to detect.