Pentagon tried but failed to shoot down Chinese balloon over Montana's Beartooth Mountains
Several Montana and U.S. military officials told the Billings Gazette the balloon was traveling above 65,000 feet, which is too high for the jets to reach.
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Pentagon tried but failed to shoot down Chinese balloon over Montana's Beartooth Mountains