Leaked Documents Reveal US Knew of Multiple Chinese Spy Balloons Circling Globe
- China is upset the US shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon in February according to reports.
- The US was aware of at least three additional Chinese spy balloons besides the one shot down, according to leaked documents.
- One Chinese spy balloon flew over a US carrier strike group in the Pacific, and another circled the globe for months.
- The balloon shot down in February was code-named "Killeen-23" and had flown over the continental US.
- A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arrested for leaking the classified documents revealing the Chinese spy balloon operations.