Category: balloon

US Could Use Laser to Force Down Chinese Spy Balloon in ‘Semi-Controlled Descent’: Aerospace Specialist

The United States can bring down the Chinese surveillance balloon currently flying eastward across the country by shooting it with a laser, which would cause it to gradually descend without inflicting serious damage to civilians on the ground, according to an aerospace specialist. The Defense Department previously ruled out shooting down the balloon, which was…


Chinese Spy Balloon Can Maneuver, Will be US for ‘Few Days,’ Pentagon Says

The Chinese surveillance balloon that floated over U.S. airspace is maneuverable and is currently in the central United States, a top Pentagon official told reporters on Feb. 3. The balloon, which had hovered over the state of Montana where nuclear silos are housed, has a “large payload underneath the surveillance component” of the balloon, according…


Chinese Spy Balloon Can Maneuver, Will Remain in US for ‘Few Days,’ Pentagon Says

The Chinese surveillance balloon that floated over U.S. airspace is maneuverable and is currently in the central United States, a top Pentagon official told reporters on Feb. 3. The balloon, which had hovered over the state of Montana where nuclear silos are housed, has a “large payload underneath the surveillance component” of the balloon, according…


Chinese Spy Balloon Can Maneuver, Will Stay in US for ‘Few Days,’ Pentagon Says

The Chinese surveillance balloon that floated over U.S. airspace is maneuverable and is currently in the central United States, a top Pentagon official told reporters on Feb. 3. The balloon, which had hovered over the state of Montana where nuclear silos are housed, has a “large payload underneath the surveillance component” of the balloon, according…


LIVE NOW: Special Live Q&A on the CCP Spy Balloon and Chinese Espionage

A suspected CCP spy balloon spotted over Montana has captured the attention of the U.S. government and the Pentagon. NORAD is tracking and monitoring the high-altitude surveillance balloon closely, and the U.S. military is taking actions to conceal any sensitive information the balloon could collect. As of now, the Pentagon says it will not shoot…


Special Live Q&A on the CCP Spy Balloon and Chinese Espionage

A suspected CCP spy balloon spotted over Montana has captured the attention of the U.S. government and the Pentagon. NORAD is tracking and monitoring the high-altitude surveillance balloon closely, and the U.S. military is taking actions to conceal any sensitive information the balloon could collect. As of now, the Pentagon says it will not shoot…


LIVE 2PM ET: Special Live Q&A on the CCP Spy Balloon and Chinese Espionage

A suspected CCP spy balloon spotted over Montana has captured the attention of the U.S. government and the Pentagon. NORAD is tracking and monitoring the high-altitude surveillance balloon closely, and the U.S. military is taking actions to conceal any sensitive information the balloon could collect. As of now, the Pentagon says it will not shoot…


High-Flying Balloon Characters Star in Thanksgiving Parade

NEW YORK—Throngs of spectators lined the streets of New York on Thursday as colorful, high-flying balloons helped usher in the holiday season during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The annual tradition, which dates back nearly a century, packed streets as a procession of giant inflatables and floats streamed for more than 40 blocks from Central…


Austria: 9 Injured in Hot Air Balloon Crash in Eastern Alps

KIRCHSCHLAG IN DER BUCKLIGEN WELT, Austria—Nine people were injured Saturday in a hot air balloon crash on the eastern edge of the Alps in Austria. Sonja Kellner of the Lower Austrian Red Cross told news agency APA that two of the passengers were seriously injured in the crash in the Bucklige Welt region, an area…


2 Spanish Tourists Killed in Air Balloon Accident in Turkey’s Cappadocia

ANKARA—Two Spanish tourists were killed and three were injured on Tuesday when the hot air balloon they were traveling in made a hard landing in Turkey’s Cappadocia, the local governor’s office said. The hot air balloon had taken off from the district of Avanos at sunrise, the governor of Nevsehir Province said. “During the landing…