Canada First Became Aware of High-Altitude Balloon in January: Transport Canada

Canada First Became Aware of High-Altitude Balloon in January: Transport Canada
A jet flies by a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floats off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, on Feb. 4, 2023. Randall Hill/Reuters
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Canada spotted an unidentified high-altitude weather balloon days before the U.S. military shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of the Carolinas in early February, says Transport Canada.

“On January 31, 2023, Transport Canada was made aware of the possible presence of a High Altitude Balloon over Western Canada,” a spokesperson from the federal department told CTV News on March 2.