The Chinese surveillance balloon that floated over U.S. airspace is maneuverable and is currently in the central United States, a top Pentagon official told reporters on Feb. 3.
The balloon, which had hovered over the state of Montana where nuclear silos are housed, has a “large payload underneath the surveillance component” of the balloon, according to Defense Department spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder.
It is currently heading eastward at an altitude of about 60,000 feet, Ryder said, adding that he expects the balloon’s continued presence in the United States over the next few days.
He didn’t provide a specific location of the balloon, saying that it’s changing by the hour….