Tag: Chinese balloon

Republican Lawmakers See Balloon as ‘Wake up Call’ for Americans on Chinese Surveillance

Republican lawmakers said the Chinese high-altitude balloon’s recent passage over the United States was a chance to raise awareness in America about the prevalence of China’s surveillance efforts. “This balloon episode can have a silver lining, and that silver lining is that I hope this is a wake-up call for all of American society and…


FBI Assisting With Wreckage of Downed Object in Yukon, Says Defence Minister

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is assisting Canada with the wreckage of the unidentified object that was shot down over Yukon on Feb. 11, said Defence Minister Anita Anand on Feb. 14. “We have a number of aircraft on the ground, in the air, and people on the ground. We have RCMP, we have…


Chinese Balloon Spotted Last Fall Over Middle East, Top Air Commander Says

A Chinese balloon was spotted floating over the Middle East by the U.S. forces stationed there last fall, but didn’t prompt any attempt to get a closer look at it, the top air commander for the region said Monday. In the latest revelation of what appears to be a part of Chinese communist regime’s global…


Unidentified Object Shot Down Over Lake Huron First Detected in Alberta, Says Canadian General

The unidentified object that was shot down over Lake Huron on Feb. 12 by the U.S. Air Force was first detected over southern Alberta, Canadian Military Major General Paul Prévost said on Feb. 13. Prévost, the director of Strategic Joint Staff at National Defence, was providing a technical briefing alongside officials from the RCMP, Public…


White House: No Sign of Aliens or Extraterrestrials in Recent UFO Takedowns

Americans have nothing to fear from aliens in the wake of recent UFO takedowns by the U.S. military, the White House confirmed. “There is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a White House press briefing on Feb. 13. “I wanted to…


White House: No Sign of Alines or Extraterrestrials in Recent UFO Takedowns

Americans have nothing to fear from aliens in the wake of recent UFO takedowns by the U.S. military, the White House confirmed. “There is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a White House press briefing on Feb. 13. “I wanted to…


PM Defends Shooting of Flying Object Over Canadian Soil by U.S. Fighter Jet

The tracking and shooting down of unauthorized flying objects over North America is part of joint work between Canada and the U.S., hence who pulls the trigger is not important, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Feb. 13 while visiting Yukon. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a joint command, Trudeau said, “which…


US Shares Chinese Balloon Info With 40 Nations

Many are calling the Chinese spy balloon episode a wake-up call. The United States has now briefed 40 nations on its findings from the device. China maintains the balloon was a civilian aircraft that drifted off course while inspecting the weather, while the Pentagon says it was “100 percent” not a civilian weather balloon, and in…


Expert Explains Why Chinese Spy Balloon Could Invade US Airspace Unchecked

An expert has laid out reasons why the Chinese spy balloon could invade U.S. airspace unchecked. The Chinese balloon was first sighted above Montana, a state that houses intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos, earlier last week. A top Pentagon official said on Feb. 3 that the balloon flew at 60,000 feet (18,300 meters), had the…


Navy Admiral Raises Concerns About Pentagon’s Failure to Detect Chinese Spy Balloons

A Navy admiral and former head of U.S. Pacific Command has raised concerns about the lack of capability of the Defense Department (DOD) of detecting at least four previous Chinese spy balloons that allegedly traveled over the United States in recent years. The comment by retired Adm. Harry Harris Jr. was made at a Feb 7…