An Illinois-based club of amateur balloonists says one of its small balloons is "missing in action" after last reporting its location over Alaska on Saturday, the same day the US military shot down an ...

A small balloon was spotted drifting high above the Western United States but poses no security threat, military officials said Friday. A spokesperson for the North American Aerospace Defense Command ...

The U.S. military is tracking a high-altitude balloon over the western United States, but it is not believed to be a threat. In a statement, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said ...

Decisions to shoot down multiple unidentified objects over the U.S. and Canada this month have put a spotlight on amateur balloonists who insist their creations pose no threat. Over the last three ...