Balloon intercepted over US likely related to a ‘hobby’: Officials

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(The Hill) — The high-altitude balloon that was intercepted earlier this week over the U.S. was likely a “hobby balloon,” officials said Saturday. The balloon, which flew at an altitude of over 40,000 feet over Utah and Colorado, did not pose a security threat, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement to multiple outlets. “After yesterday’s fighter intercepts, and in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the North American Aerospace Defense Command monitored the likely hobby balloon via ground radars until it left US airspace overnight,” the statement reads. The U.S. military confirmed Friday that...