It was a spy balloon (according to the article). It's just the technology inside the balloon wasn't activated. China had a global surveillance program going.

It was a spy balloon (according to the article). It's just the technology inside the balloon wasn't activated. China had a global surveillance program going. "According to U.S. officials, the balloon carried antennas and other equipment capable of geolocating communications signals, and similar balloons from China have flown over more than 40 nations." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_balloon_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_balloon_incident https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/09/chinese-balloon-surveillance-program/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/09/...