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citizens saw it.

• AnimalMuppet 4y ago
  That, and not being willing (or able) to stop it makes the president look weak. No president wants that if they can help it, so no president will authorize releasing the information if they can help it.
• gwbas1c 4y ago
  So? If you see a balloon, do you automatically assume it's a spy balloon from China? If the US government ignored the sightings, or gave a plausible answer, I don't think there would be much of a hubbub.