China has admitted Monday that a second balloon seen flying over Latin America belongs to Beijing, just days after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy flight.
A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on Feb. 1 in this picture obtained from social media.
"China is a responsible country and always acts in strict accordance with international law. We have informed relevant sides," Mao also said."It is being properly handled and will not pose any threat to any country." In this photo provided by Chad Fish, a large balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, on Saturday, Feb. 4.
On Saturday, Colombia’s air force said it spotted an object with"characteristics similar to those of a balloon" flying over its territory at an altitude of 55,000 feet at a speed of around 30 mph, according to Reuters. "It was determined that it did not represent a threat to national security," the air force reportedly said. Costa Rica also notified planes on Thursday after getting reports of a balloon traveling in its airspace. "It was the same thing everyone else saw, a white ball," Fernando Naranjo, Costa Rica's civil aviation director, told Reuters.
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