UPDATE:2/12/23 4:00PM PT CHINA REPORTS CYLINDRICAL OBJECT: According to Chinese State Media Global Times, citing local authorities, an object has been detected near Rizhao on the Yellow Sea and the military is preparing to shoot it down. An insight article has been posted on Uknowncountry exploring the possibility that threeread more
In 2022 the United States deployed a still classified system that, for the first time, enabled it to track slow, high-flying objects such as the Chinese spy balloon which was shot down off the East Coast on February 4. Spy balloons had crossed the country at least three times duringread more
China and other countries routinely launch powered balloons. The trajectory of these devices can be controlled and normally they don’t engage in airspace incursions, especially of other nuclear powers. Last week, however, a Chinese powered balloon carrying an instrument payload the size of a 2 large vans was directed overread more