A Chinese spy balloon has changed course and is now floating eastward at about 60,000 feet (18,300 meters) over the central United States, demonstrating a capability to maneuver, the US military said on Friday, in the latest twist to a spying saga that led US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to postpone a visit to China.
The disclosure about the spy balloon's maneuverability directly challenges China's assertion that the balloon was merely a civilian airship that had strayed into US territory after being blown off course.
The Pentagon expects the balloon to continue traveling over US airspace for a few more days, Ryder said, declining to speculate on what options the US military might develop in that time as speculation swirled about whether Biden could still order the balloon be destroyed or perhaps captured. Senator Roger Marshall from Kansas said the spy balloon was over the northeastern part of his state and his staff was is in contact with law enforcement officials.
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