After a Chinese spy balloon was shot down in early February, calls again mysterious balloon the US air traffic control on the plan. This time, the large, white missile hovered at an altitude of 15 kilometers about 1,000 kilometers east of the Hawaiian archipelago. Air traffic control issued a warning for the region, which is normally busy with flight operations.
Reconnaissance plane launched
The warning was issued on Sunday morning, and a reconnaissance aircraft of the type took off late in the evening P-8 Poseidon of the US Navy in the direction of the flying object. However, the plane deactivated its tracker en route, which is why it is not fully clear whether this is a recon mission acted. It is also possible that the P-8 Poseidon made its way back to the US mainland via the route.
Mysterious balloons over Hawaii are nothing new. Almost exactly a year ago, a balloon was also spotted over the island of Kauai, where a Missile Defense Test Site located. At that time became a F-22 fighter jet sent to inspect the flying object. According to “The Warzone”, it should also have been a Chinese espionage balloon.
Launched research balloons
However, not all of the balloons discovered in recent weeks were Chinese government spyware. According to US President Joe Biden, 3 of the 4 balloons shot down were research balloons. One of them is even said to be from a Hobby club to have been allowed to rise (the futurezone reported).
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