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Colombia says 'object' spotted overhead after Chinese balloon warning
February 05, 2023 | 08:38 PM
Colombia said an "object" had overflown its territory after Washington warned that a suspected Chinese spy balloon similar to the one shot down off the US coast had been spotted over Latin America.Colombia's Air Force said the object with "characteristics similar to those of a balloon" was detected on Friday and "monitored until it left the national air space."The object flew at an altitude of 55,000 feet (17,000 meters) and an average speed of 25 knots (46 kilometers per hour), said an air force statement Saturday, adding it "did not constitute a threat to national security and defense or to aviation security."_________________________________Read also
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February 05, 2023 | 08:38 PM