Explainer: What we know and don't know about the Chinese balloon
Kaymont said the size, payload and flight time exceeded the capabilities of typical weather balloons that are made of latex.
Thu Feb 09 2023
China declined US request for call between defense chiefs after balloon shootdown
China has said it was a weather balloon that had blown off course into US airspace and accused the United States of overreacting.
Wed Feb 08 2023
$300 for a balloon? Yes, but this old one tracks down storms
When the latest computer forecast models couldn't figure out where Hurricane Joaquin was headed, the National Weather Service ordered extra launches of one of its oldest tools - the weather balloon
Sun Nov 01 2015