Chinese spy balloon spotted over U.S. and Canada | CTV National News

The Pentagon says a Chinese spy balloon was spotted over the U.S. Joy Malbon reports on why the agency decided against shooting it down.

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[ccei]

Freaking out and screaming over a weather balloon? How knee-jerking and fragile!

[walnoremac]

If everyone can see it, we don’t call it spy!

[truenorthstrongandfree]

If this constitutes a threat to National security, should it not be brought down?

[hangtymedrip]

😂 y’all believe that …. I wonder what else they were doing while they had the whole world staring at a balloon 😂

[Tamirrusso]

If they have satellite, then why do they need balloons now all of a sudden? 🤔 we have an idea of what our satellites are, do u have any idea what these are? What’s inside? What it’s actually doing? Exactly.. HUGE difference.. u better wake up kid.. Just like the movies, u always let the things that appear to be nothing go right past u til it turns around & shows u something u didn’t see🤦‍♂️ smh

[RainyDayForge]

They're going to be upset when they discover Google Earth.

[thera]

What about tik tok lmao and you guys worried about a balloon 😂😂😂

[RyanRoemer]

What the hell is up with that balloon appearing out of nowhere like that

[Jchillzo]

no big deal.. its Just UPLOADING all your TikTok Data!, N00ds T00!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[volantrabbit]

The worst part is what if that’s just something to attract America’s attention to hide something else

[davidcoleman]

So Trudeau just let it fly over canada ! Omg .

[koolerpure]

If trump was president they wouldn’t dare fly a balloon here

[thomasnicholls]

Who knows what these balloons are carrying? If there are radioactive materials, they are basically dirty bombs.

[triumphushere]

What's wrong with them surveying their own land

[robertskinner]

Justin is spending billions on fighter jets but can’t handle a

[pjfan]

What’s worse, a ballon flying over or Justin Castro’s BFF’s having police stations in Canada?

[casz]

It could have been launched from Canada or anywhere really.

[canadiansforA]

This balloon could have been carrying a biological weapon and dropping them across North America

[masahirogo]

This ballon looks different depending on which channel you go to. Lol

[victorw]

Notice its a F22 and not F35s that shoots these things down.