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 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-monitoring-high-altitude-balloon-west-rcna140275
+== It is a bird, a plane or a Chinese spy balloon? None of the above ==
+One year on, balloon fever remains alive and well in the US
+Brandon Vigliarolo - Mon 26 Feb 2024 16:30 UTC
+Just when you thought the skies over America were finally free of Chinese spy balloons … well they are, at least in this latest case of a mystery object that was spotted while flying over the western US.
+Officials at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) observed the balloon, reportedly floating at an altitude between 43,000 and 45,000 feet, late last week and on Friday scrambled a fighter jet to intercept it to get a closer look. The jet determined there was no threat to US national security, finding it was likely a hobbyist balloon.
+"After yesterday's fighter intercepts, and in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, [NORAD] monitored the likely hobby balloon via ground radars until it left US airspace overnight," the agency said in a statement sent to multiple outlets over the weekend.
+https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/26/norad_scramb/