Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said reports showed 'a balloon transiting Latin America,' confirming that it was another Chinese surveillance balloon like the one in the U.S.
The Pentagon said another Chinese spy balloon has been spotted in the West on Friday, this time hovering over Latin America. Gen. Pat Ryder said reports showed 'a balloon transiting Latin America,' confirming that it was another Chinese surveillance balloon like the one spotted flying over Montana and Missouri. The discovery of the second balloon comes as the Pentagon rejected China's claim that the balloon detected floating over nuclear sites in Montana is a 'civilian' airship that deviated from its course. A second Chinese spy balloon was reported flying over Latin America, with many taking photos of a balloon hovering above Venezuela. The balloon hovering over the US has sparked concerns that China could have deliberately sent the aircraft to spy on US bases. Blinken 'postponed' his planned trip 'following the detection of a suspected spy balloon over the United States, which Beijing has claimed is a civilian airship which blew off course. The detection of the suspected Chinese spy balloon over the United States triggered speculation that Beijing was mounting a concerted surveillance effort near sensitive military sites.