China spy balloon moving east over US, Pentagon says

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China spy balloon moving east over US, Pentagon says
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By Matthew Lee, The Associated Press
Feb 3, 01:21 PM

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said that at midday Friday a Chinese spy balloon had moved eastward and was over the central United States, and that the U.S. rejected China’s claims that it was not being used for surveillance.

Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, refused to provide details on exactly where the balloon was or whether there was any new consideration of shooting it down. The military had ruled that option out, officials had said, due to potential risks to people on the ground.

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