Pentagon on Chinese balloon moving across U.S.: 'We know it's a surveillance balloon'

During a Pentagon briefing on Friday afternoon, Defense Department spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said a Chinese balloon that had been spotted by members of the public is a "surveillance balloon." Ryder also said the balloon was moving east over the "center of the continental United States."

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PAT RYDER: In regards to our announcement last night regarding the high-altitude surveillance balloon, I'm not gonna have much new information to provide other than to say that the North American Aerospace Defense Command continues to monitor it closely. While we won't get into specifics in regards to the exact location, I can tell you that the balloon continues to move eastward and is currently over the center of the Continental United States.