Bear in mind earlier this yr when it felt like each different day there was a brand new report of a mysterious object within the sky that will or is probably not a Chinese language spy gadget? It appears like a lot longer than simply a few months in the past. If you happen to miss these days, although, we’ve some nice information for you. There’s a brand new thriller balloon!

In case you missed it:

NBC Information experiences that the U.S. army is at the moment monitoring a balloon that flew over elements of Hawaii and is slowly shifting towards Mexico. The army has truly been monitoring it since final week and at the moment believes that the balloon “poses no menace to aerial site visitors or nationwide safety and isn’t speaking indicators.”

It’s additionally not clear whether or not it’s a climate balloon or not. Army officers don’t consider it belongs to the Chinese language, however they’ve but to determine who the proprietor is or the place it got here from. In an announcement, the Pentagon mentioned there’s “no indication that it was maneuvering or being managed by a international or adversarial actor. The balloon didn’t transit instantly over protection vital infrastructure or different U.S. Authorities delicate websites, nor did it pose a army or bodily menace to individuals on the bottom.”

Moreover, a spokesperson for Indo-Pacific Command advised NBC, “U.S. Indo-Pacific Command responded to an unidentified radar signature Friday within the neighborhood of the island of Hawaii. Pacific Air Forces launched three F-22s to evaluate the scenario and visually recognized a spherical object. We monitored the transit of the thing and assessed that it posed no menace.”

That mentioned, if it does ultimately cross into U.S. territory, there’s nonetheless a very good probability that the army will shoot it down. However for now, we’re simply going to have to attend and see what occurs.