Defense

Chinese spy balloon initial report not marked urgent, per officials

By Rachel Schilke
Published February 9, 2023 3:00pm ET
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Chinese spy balloon initial report not marked urgent, per officials
The Defense Intelligence Agency sent an internal report that a foreign object was heading to United States territory one day before the Chinese spy balloon entered the airspace over the Alaskan Aleutian Islands, according to a report. However, the report was not marked urgent, so top defense and intelligence officials were not immediately alarmed, according […]

The Defense Intelligence Agency sent an internal report that a foreign object was heading to United States territory one day before the Chinese spy balloon entered the airspace over the Alaskan Aleutian Islands, according to a report.

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