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Attention surrounding the downing of four airborne objects by the U.S. military this month has turned from an alleged Chinese spy balloon to smaller scientific balloons launched by hobbyists, students ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Decisions to shoot down multiple unidentified objects over the U.S. and Canada this month have put a spotlight on amateur balloonists who insist their creations pose no threat.

The Department of Defense has released of a photo of the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down earlier this month off the coast of South Carolina after it had traversed the country. The photo, ...

The U.S. military started tracking more airborne objects it calls "low speed clutter" after shooting down the Chinese balloon. The National... Balloon concerns have the U.S. military now looking at a ...

Regarding "Chinese spy balloon over the US: An aerospace expert explains how the balloons work and what they can see," (Feb. 4): I'm a certified flight instructor and an airline transport pilot. While ...

The commie Chinese spy balloon provided Americans with a week of intrigue and amusement, not to mention frustration and bewilderment over how our China-friendly president might respond. By last Friday ...

After Billings Gazette photos published Feb. 1 forced President Joe Biden to acknowledge the Chinese spy balloon drifting over Montana, he said that he had the day before ordered it shot down. What he ...

Did a superpower showdown provoke the U.S. into using a fighter jet to shoot down a hobbyist group's research balloon in Canada? That's the question the public — and the FBI — wants to answer, after ...

Balloon concerns have the U.S. military now looking at a lot of what an assistant secretary of defense has called "low speed clutter" in America's skies. The National Weather Service, which launches ...