February 5, 2023 12:51pm EST
Chinese spy balloon crashed off the coast of Hawaii 4 months ago, U.S. officials say
At least one balloon flew over parts of Texas and Florida during Trump administration, despite former president saying it never happened
By Lucas Y. Tomlinson , Brooke Singman , Jessica Chasmar | Fox News
EXCLUSIVE: A Chinese spy balloon crashed into the Pacific off the coast of Hawaii four months ago, U.S. officials say.
Fox News has also learned at least one Chinese spy balloon flew over portions of Texas and Florida during the Trump administration, despite the former president's insistence it never happened.
The news comes after the U.S. military shot down a Chinese balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, seven days after it was allowed to drift across the continental United States.
The White House said that Biden followed the advice of the Pentagon and top military leaders not to shoot the craft down over the U.S. in case it caused civilian casualties and other collateral damage.
Biden administration officials' claimed that Chinese surveillance balloons also briefly transited the continental U.S. at least three times during the Trump administration.
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