Chinese blimp emerges from US airspace

The Chinese reconnaissance balloon could emerge Saturday from U.S. airspace leaving the East Coast, the Pentagon reported.
Days earlier, the United States had announced the discovery of a Chinese balloon hovering in its airspace, stating that it was intended to spy.
Beijing, for its part, denied that the blimp was for espionage, asserting that for scientific research it was a civilian balloon that was derailed by weather factors and entered American airspace.