“The United States government ... is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now,' said a Pentagon spokesperson.
"Currently we assess that this balloon has limited additive value from an intelligence collection perspective over and above what the PRC can do through other means," the senior defense official said. "Nevertheless we are taking all necessary steps to protect against foreign intelligence collection of sensitive information." The official said the balloon does not pose a threat to civil aviation because of its altitude.
The U.S. military flights prompted a ground stop at the airport in Billings, with air traffic controllers citing a "special military mission." This type of activity is not unprecedented, the senior defense official said, with China flying stratospheric balloons like this before, but the difference this time is the balloon is staying over the U.S. longer than usual.
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