Chinese balloon flew through 'radar gaps' during journey over Canada: Norad
CTV
Senior Canadian military officers at the North American Aerospace Defence Command say a suspected Chinese spy balloon passed near several military bases and through "radar gaps" during its flight over Canada.
Senior Canadian military officers at the North American Aerospace Defence Command say a suspected Chinese spy balloon passed near several military bases and through "radar gaps" during its flight over Canada.
Canadian and American officials won't know exactly what the balloon was capable of -- and what information it captured -- until it is analyzed.
But Maj.-Gen. Paul Prevost of the Canadian Armed Forces strategic joint staff said it did not pass over particularly sensitive sites in Canada.
"It came down pretty much from Alaska down into Yukon and into central B.C.," Prevost said.
"So pretty much between the border of Alberta and the coast. There was no Canadian Forces infrastructure of significance along its path.
Prevost made the comments before the House of Commons defence committee on Friday while appearing alongside the deputy commander of Norad, Lt.-Gen. Alain Pelletier.
It was the first opportunity parliamentarians have had to question senior military officers about the Chinese balloon and three other objects that have been shot from the skies over North America since Feb. 4.
