Subscribe
Defense

Thousands mistake US owned research balloon for Chinese spy balloon

By Misty Severi
Published
Add Washington Examiner on Google
Thousands mistake US owned research balloon for Chinese spy balloon

FlightRadar 24 changed the classification of a standard United States based high altitude research balloon on Saturday morning, after thousands of Americans mistook it for the suspected Chinese spy balloon.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

China Montana Tennessee