I guess after all this time the "balloon" has been over the US, the chinese probably already have tons of info. Why are they afraid to shoot  it down? It is inside our country's airspace, over the interior area....SHOOT. ...I take that back,         WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LEFT  TO FIGHT WITH, BIDEN HAS GIVEN ALL OUR TOOLS OF WAR  TO  THE UKRAINE !

  

The balloon is now exhibiting some shocking traits that nobody expected. 

Chinese Surveillance Balloon Has Shocking Trait That Nobody Expected   By Bryan Chai  February 4, 2023  Remember when you were a child and you would let go of a balloon, just to see it zig-zag, go up and down and do a couple loops No? Oh, right. That’s because that’s not normal. As you’ve assuredly heard by now, there’s a peculiar balloon making its way over the continental United States. If you were to believe the Chinese, it’s merely a “civilian airship used for research” that blew off course, and why wouldn’t you believe them? Just in case you don’t, most people, including officials at the Pentagon, believe that this is a “Chinese surveillance balloon.” What exactly is it surveying? Nobody appears to know, only adding to its worrisome nature. One thing, however, that we do know, is this spy balloon is exhibiting some highly unusual traits, including an unusual level of maneuverability that the government did not seem too keen on elaborating on. “But is it — you say that it’s moving eastward and it’s over the continental U.S. It’s change — it’s not over Montana anymore. Is the Chinese government controlling the movement of the balloon, or is it just floating with air streams?” a reporter asked the Pentagon’s press secretary, Air Force Brigadier Gen. Patrick Ryder, on Friday. READ MORE