An airborne vehicle similar to the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon seen flying over the United States has been spotted in at least two Latin American countries this week.
CNN is aware of at least half a dozen eyewitnesses in Latin America who have reported seeing the white balloon, sharing video and images on social media of its flight over Costa Rica and Colombia. CNN is unable to confirm if the images show a Chinese surveillance balloon.
Colombian media are reporting sightings of a balloon flying at about 70,000 feet over the South American country’s airspace, citing the Colombian military.
There have also been reports that there was a balloon seen flying over Costa Rica, which could be the same one as seen in Colombia.
Neither the Colombian government nor Costa Rica have issued any confirmation or official statement so far regarding any sightings.
On Friday evening, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said that “we are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin…
