South American Nation Detects Another Possible Chinese Spy Balloon

Late Saturday night, a South American nation disclosed that it had discovered a Chinese spy satellite operating in its airspace.

Colombian Air Force In a statement, Friday morning “the National Air Defense System detected an object above 55,000 feet, which entered Colombian airspace in the northern sector of the country, moving at an average speed of 25 knots, identifying in it, characteristics similar to those of a balloon.”

“Through the Defense Systems, the Colombian Air Force followed the object until it left the airspace,” The statement went on.

Colombians claimed that they would launch an investigation to find the origin of the object but that they didn’t believe it was a threat to their security.

Colombia’s news comes just days after the Pentagon announced Friday that it had deemed the balloon a Chinese spy ball.

For more than half an hour, I floated in the Cartagena skyline. Slowly. Chinese balloon? pic.twitter.com/GzQFcIDZuL

— Luz Marina Alvare (@alvarelm) February 3, 2023

“We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America,” Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said. “We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon.”

The balloon was possibly the same one that was found in the Colombian skies. It was captured floating above Costa Rica.

Esteban Carranza, Costa Rican lawyer, posted a video showing the balloon. He also wrote, “the same type of balloon spotted in the US was visible all day in the Costa Rican sky.”

“I have to say, I was pretty excited as I initially thought I was seeing a UFO because the object was big, bright and absolutely still,” He Telled CNN. “I looked at the object for around 45 minutes from different locations, completely still, and a few hours later went back out again and it was still there, in the exact same place. Lots of people were looking at it from different parts of the city. Even though not a UFO, it was still very unusual and therefore an exciting experience.”

This is a video that I shot on the street. @SilvaRecord
Initial, I didn’t believe it was a balloon because the wind was about 45 knots and that the object stayed still for a very long time. It was confirmed as a balloon. pic.twitter.com/I60KGTkWjC

— UAP Costa Rica (@UAP_CR) February 3, 2023

The U.S. military used an F-22 Raptor against a Chinese spy plane off the coast South Carolina. They fired a single A9X sidewinder ballistic missile at 58,000 feet. After the spy balloon flew thousands of miles above the continental United States in the past few days, President Joe Biden authorized it to be shot down.

*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases