A group of hobby balloon enthusiasts fear the United States Air Force has shot down one of their own in the heat of the country’s heightened surveillance a
A giant Chinese balloon has changed our awareness of all the stuff floating up in the air over our heads, and how defense officials watch for it and respond to it. President Joe Biden says the U.S. is updating its guidelines for monitoring and reacting to unknown aerial objects. That’s after the discovery of a suspected Chinese spy balloon transiting the country triggered three weeks of high-stakes drama, and U.S. Air Force shootdowns. Here’s a look at why there are so many balloons up there; why we’re only now grasping how much is up there; and how the U.S. will watch for and respond to slow-moving security threats going forward.
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A hobbyist club in Illinois said its high-altitude balloon that's missing might have been shot down by fighter jets last weekend. While the club continues to look for answers, a San Jose-based group says hobby balloons have been in the skies for decades despite only now getting worldwide attention.
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