Amid reports of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon flying over the United States, a defense analyst said Sunday that a possible spy balloon was allegedly spotted in the Philippines last year.
International studies Professor at the De La Salle University Dr. Renato De Castro said this after US military fighter aircraft with a missile an alleged Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. China condemned the military strike and said the airship was used for meteorological and other scientific purposes.
“Tandaan natin na nakakita rin tayo ng pictures nu'n [suspected spy balloon] sa Pangasinan at sa Baguio,” De Castro said in a Super Radyo dzBB interview. “Nili-link ko rin ‘to sa mga reports ng Philippine Air Force na may mga unidentified aircraft na pumasok sa Pangasinan mula Bolinao,” he added. However, in a message to GMA News Online, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar said these were “unconfirmed reports.”on December 18. The Pangasinan Youth for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management also said they spotted the aircraft in different parts of the province.A senior US defense official claimed that Chinese balloons were
, including in East Asia, South Asia, and Europe, over the past several years, based on a report by Reuters.
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