The Pentagon said Friday evening it had observed another Chinese spy balloon — this one in Latin America — just hours after revealing that a similar balloon from China was making its way across the continental United States.
Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the Defense Department was aware of reports of another balloon “transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon.” He did not provide further details on its location.
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Red Balloon Over America
[The Chinese American balloon]: The Chinese government acknowledged that the craft above the U.S. "is from China."
“It is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website. It said the balloon “deviated far from its planned course” because of strong winds and a lack of steering ability.
Ryder countered, "The fact is we know it's a surveillance balloon."
