• “We continue to track and monitor it closely,” Ryder said. “Once the balloon was detected the U.S. government acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information.”
• “The balloon is currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground,” Ryder also said.
• According to The Wall Street Journal, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and other major defense authorities told President Joe Biden about the situation on Wednesday.

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