Aircraft from Nellis Air Force Base sent toward suspected Chinese spy balloon
by News 3 Staff
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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) —
Nellis Air Force Base instructed to send aircraft toward a suspected Chinese spy balloon moving across the country on Friday.
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A senior defense official says NORAD sent two F-22 Raptor aircraft from Nellis and an airborne early warning aircraft.
They would not say whether they would use one of the aircraft to shoot the balloon out of the sky.
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The Pentagon estimates it will likely be over the U.S. for several days.
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