A large white balloon was spotted just to the East of Honolulu, Hawaii on Monday. At present, there have been reports via ACARS of several commercial flights flying over the region of a large white balloon located approximately 500 miles to the east of Honolulu. The altitude of this balloon is estimated to be between 40,000 and 50,000 feet.
It comes just days after US officials claimed that a previously downed Chinese “spy” balloon that was targeting the state of Hawaii was blown off course. However, there is currently no confirmation of these claims from Air Traffic Control or other US officials.
According to multiple pilots, they had sighted the object. It is currently unclear who the object belongs to or the level of risk it presents to the public. Several balloons have been intercepted and shot down by the US military in recent weeks.