Chinese Spy Balloon live updates – second sighting over Latin America after reports of explosion in Montana
PENTAGON spokesman Brig. Gen. Gen. Pat Ryder has confirmed to Fox News that a second Chinese spy balloon has been sighted, this time flying over Latin America.
Commenting on the matter, General Pat Ryder said: “We now assume that this is another Chinese surveillance balloon.”
Eyewitness accounts of a high-altitude object hovering over Montana were filed Thursday, as Pentagon officials admitted they had been tracking the giant spacecraft for days.
Video has surfaced on social media of a Montana resident capturing cellphone video of an explosion over Billings, Montana.
This comes after US officials warned of a Chinese spy balloon flying over the region.
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On the reasons why the balloon is hovering over Montana
There are many reasons for the US government to be concerned about why the Chinese spy balloon is flying over Montana.
Montana is home to Malmstrom Air Force Base, home to one of the United States’ three nuclear missile fields.
It houses 150 ICBM silos.
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Chinese spy balloon sighted in Montana
Eyewitness accounts of a high-altitude object hovering over Montana were filed Thursday, as Pentagon officials admitted they had been tracking the giant spacecraft for days.
The high-altitude balloon was sighted over Billings, Montana, on Wednesday after reportedly flying over Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, across Canada and into The Treasure State, NBC reported.
Officials said the balloon flew over areas in Montana that contained sensitive air force bases and nuclear missiles in underground silos.
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