Spy Balloon Row: Spy Balloon of China is being discussed all over the world. America had attacked and killed a large-sized Chinese balloon seen in the sky here with a fighter plane. Due to this incident, tension increased rapidly in both the countries. Suspicious things were also seen in the sky of many other western countries.
Now the European country Romania has also claimed that a big balloon-like thing has been seen flying over it. Following this notification, Moldova also briefly closed its airspace. The borders of Moldova and Romania meet. In both these countries, mysterious balloon-like objects have been said to be seen in the sky on Tuesday. Romania’s Defense Ministry said, “On Tuesday, an aerial object resembling a balloon was seen in the sky here. After this, the country’s Air Force surveillance system started monitoring it.”
‘The balloon was flying at an altitude of 11,000 metres’
The Romanian Ministry said that 10 minutes after the aerial object was seen, two MiG-21 LanceR aircraft were dispatched to the area in southeast Romania, although again no presence was detected. According to officials, a balloon was flying at an altitude of about 11,000 metres.
‘Planes kept searching in the sky for 30 minutes’
The Defense Ministry said that the crew of the aircraft remained in the sky for 30 minutes before returning to the base after the target was not confirmed on view and radar. On the same day, Moldova also briefly closed its airspace to investigate a balloon-like object sighting. Moldova’s civil aviation authority said it acted after receiving a report from the Ministry of Defense that a weather balloon-like object had been seen in the country’s north, close to the Ukraine-border.
“The airspace was closed due to weather conditions and the impossibility of sighting and identifying the flight route of the object,” a statement from Moldova said.
US-China stand on balloons
These incidents come days after the US shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon on 4 February. These days the tension between the United States and China regarding the spy balloon has increased.
