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Pentagon Tracking Chinese Spy Balloon Over Northern US

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Pentagon Tracking Chinese Spy Balloon Over Northern US
The Pentagon building in Washington on Dec. 26, 2011. AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
Frank Fang
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The U.S. military is currently tracking a Chinese spy balloon over Montana, according to a senior Pentagon official.

“The United States Government has detected and is tracking a high altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now,” said Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder in a Feb. 2 statement.
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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