In recent days, several unidentified flying objects have been seen around the world. And at least one of them was a Chinese balloon flying in US airspace.

At the same time, the United States accuses China of spying with this balloon, which they eventually shot down. On the other hand, in China they say that the balloon was used for scientific research, mainly meteorological, to study climatic phenomena. Shortly thereafter, most recently, an Asian country claimed to have also spotted an unidentified object on its soil.

But what happens, what do we know about these flying objects, what is behind all this?

Chinese Spy Ball

It all started in early February when a Chinese hot air balloon was discovered flying over the US state of Montana. After the identification, US President Joe Biden called it an irresponsible Chinese action, which Chinese officials justified as an involuntary incident.

At the time, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement: “This is a civil aircraft used for scientific purposes, mainly meteorological. And it was because of the wind that it ended up changing its trajectory.” He added that he regrets that the balloon entered US airspace due to “force majeure”.

This balloon, according to the US government, was supposed to fly over the Aleutian Islands, the North Pacific Ocean and over Canada before flying over Montana (where there are nuclear missile installations).

Two days later, the order was given to bombard the balloon with rockets, which aggravated the diplomatic crisis between the US and China. And this happened at a time when relations between them could have improved.

China has not received the US Secretary of State since October 2018, and a visit scheduled for the coming days was canceled because it created an unpleasant atmosphere.

The appearance of a UFO

In a day February 10 (Friday) it was reported that another UFO had been shot down, this time in the state of Alaska. According to the US Army, the object was flying very low and violated the airspace, could pose a threat to civilian aircraft.

They said they were unable to determine what the object was, even when performing close reconnaissance flights, CNN reported.

Some pilots have flown in the vicinity and have said they cannot determine what is keeping the object in the air, what is causing it to fly. In addition, the information is that it was the size of a small car and did not pose a nuclear threat.

Already in the day 11 February, another UFO, this time in Yukon, Canada. It was ordered to shoot down for violating the airspace, and by this time many people were already at a loss from what was happening. Things got even more intriguing when on the same day there were reports of flying objects between Uruguay and Argentina, although there is no way to know if these objects have the same origin as the previous ones, and also there is no way to know what they are. present. indeed were, despite the reports.

People on the border between Uruguay and Argentina said they saw flashing lights, but local officials said it was a scam or a misconception that people were mostly jumping to conclusions.

The US claims that yes, they have information about balloons from China in Latin America, but they also do not disclose the details of what they know. There have been reports of sightings as far back as Colombia, but the government has said the objects pose no danger and that they won’t do anything about it.

To make things even more intriguing, China itself claims to have seen a UFO in the city of Rizhao, in the east of the country in Shandong province.

But we also didn’t have any details about it at the time of this article’s completion.

IS per day February 12, mAnother UFO has been identified in Lake Huron, on the border between the US and Canada.

How did the spy ball

Maybe you, like me, wondered why balloons? These balloons have long been used for espionage. This is because they fly at high altitude which makes them harder to spot, they fly slower so even if they appear on the radar for a short time they may not attract attention and they are also more flexible in their routes. In addition, they bring a good solution for creating an image.

The US believes that China also spied on the training of fighter pilots and tried to obtain information about the weapons.

But perhaps the most surprising thing about it is the size of these balloons. And I don’t know if you know about the size of such a balloon, but I was surprised when I went to explore it.

Its height is 61 meters, it is a 24-25-storey building. Its width is 30 meters, which is basically the size of two or three buses parked one behind the other. And it weighs about 900kg, that is, it flies almost a ton!

According to the US, the downed Chinese spy balloon contained video cameras, solar panels and even explosives. And out of curiosity, these balloons run on helium or hydrogen, as they are lighter than air.

Espionage and airspace

It is a fact that this balloon flew in North American airspace, and airspace must be respected within a country, and even more so in relation to another country. There is an important logistics that cannot be neglected in this way, even within the country it is necessary to request permission to fly over the region, imagine invading another country in this way.

First, since there is a possibility of accidents, planes are constantly circulating and they need to determine when something is in the way in order to avoid accidents. And besides, if one of these balls fails, who will be responsible in case of a fall or something like that? Almost a ton of equipment flies over the city, there is a risk and it is irresponsible to do it without permission, there must be a guarantee of responsibility even before flying around the area.

And this is not the first time Chinese balloons have been seen in the United States, this also happened in the Donald Trump government – only Biden claimed that only when he came to power, he found out that this was also the case under the previous government.

On the other hand, China has claimed that more than 10 US balloons have entered Chinese airspace since 2020, and it’s not hard to imagine that this is true given the US’s outrageous track record around the world. The two countries are studying each other, and this is not a secret.

Of all the sighted and shot down objects, only one was identified (or publicly released) and it was reliably known that it was a balloon from China. To make the situation more suspicious, he was found in an area where there are weapons and arrived via a suspicious route through Canada. China says the US has overreacted, but more than that, they want the balloon back.

As for the growing tension between the two countries, it is worth mentioning that there is a growing tension related to Taiwan, because it is interesting for the US that China is not getting close to what Taiwan offers in technology, and China wants to get closer to more of the island over time. .