Balloon That Flew over Hawaii Posed No Threat to US, Says Pentagon

The balloon that flew in the sky over the US state of Hawaii posed no threat to the United States, a Pentagon spokesman said.

According to the Defense Department, the balloon was detected on April 28 in the sky over the coast of Hawaii, it was at an altitude of about 11 km.

"The balloon did not transit directly over defense critical infrastructure or other US Government sensitive sites, nor did it pose a military or physical threat to people on the ground. Although it was flying at an altitude used by civil aviation, it posed no threat to civil aviation over Hawaii," he added.