A third balloon named Accardo-21 is mentioned in the documents and a fourth is referenced to have crashed in the South China Sea, the Washington Post reports, noting that it is unclear if Bulger-21 and Accardo-21 were the same balloons that crashed and flew over the carrier strike group.
A US official told the outlet that the naming convention for such balloons is alphabetical, which suggests there may be even more incidents of Chinese spy balloons being identified.
Chinese spy balloon Classified documents allegedly leaked by a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman suggest that as many as five Chinese spy balloons have been analyzed by US intel agencies.
One document produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on Feb. 15 notes that the downed balloon carried sophisticated reconnaissance capabilities, including radar that could see at night and penetrate clouds, topsoil and other thin materials.
REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, on Feb. 4.
REUTERS Chinese spy balloon The documents show that the balloon shot down by the US could power any type of available surveillance technology.
Chinese spy balloon The government code names for the Chinese balloons are after notorious mobsters, the leaked documents show.
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