Pentagon: Cannot confirm any Chinese balloon real-time reports

The Pentagon on Monday
said it could not confirm reports that a Chinese spy balloon was
able to transmit intelligence in real time back to China as it
flew over sensitive military sites in the United States earlier
this year, adding that U.S. analysis was still ongoing.
“I could not confirm that there was real-time transmission
from the balloon back to (China) at this time,” said Pentagon
spokesperson Sabrina Singh, adding, “that’s something we’re
analyzing right now.”
NBC News on Monday reported that the Chinese balloon that
was able to gather intelligence from several U.S. military sites
and transmit it back to Beijing in real time despite the Biden
administration’s efforts to prevent it from doing so.