Military2023

U.S. military tracks an unidentified balloon over Hawaii and judges it no threat

When

28 Apr 2023

Where

Hawaii

Sources

1 public source

A balloon at about 36,000 feet was detected near Hawaii and visually checked by F-22s, which described a spherical object. Defense officials said it showed no link to China or another adversary, posed no threat and was not shot down; its owner was never identified.