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China's spy balloon seen in America: its size is equal to 'three buses'
Brigadier General Pat Ryder said the balloon was seen on Thursday in Montana and is said to be "the size of three buses". Pat Ryder said, "As soon as the balloon became known, the US government took immediate action to protect sensitive information." He said that the balloon was high above commercial airspace and did not pose any danger to people on the ground.
A senior defence official said that US President Joe Biden has been informed about the incident and Pentagon is looking at all options to deal with it. Officials said,the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen.Mark Miley, and Gen. Glenn VanHerk, of the US Northern Command, called for "swift action" in light of the potential threat to the safety of people on the ground.
The defence official said, “So far we have come to know that the balloon was used for the purpose of gathering intelligence. We are taking action to prevent sensitive information from falling into the hands of foreigners”.
A senior defense official told reporters that at the request of President Joe Biden, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and top military officials considered shooting down the balloon, but doing so would have put too many people on the ground at risk.
The official said the balloon flew over the northwest of the US, where underground missiles have sensitive airbases and strategic missiles. "Clearly, this balloon is intended for surveillance, and the current flight path takes it over several sensitive sites," the official said on condition of anonymity.
But the Pentagon doesn't believe it's a particularly dangerous intelligence threat. Austin, who is in the Philippines on Wednesday, held discussions with top Pentagon officials when asked by Biden what are the options to deal with it. Fighter jets were flown in to check on the balloon while it was over Montana. The official said that it was flying at a very high altitude, which did not pose a threat to commercial aviation. China has also sent surveillance balloons over the United States in the past.
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