(The Hill) — The high-altitude balloon that was intercepted earlier this week over the U.S. was likely a “hobby balloon,” officials said Saturday. The balloon, which flew at an altitude of ...

A balloon the US was tracking across the country has now left US airspace and was likely a “hobby balloon,” NORAD said in a statement Saturday. NORAD had initially intercepted the balloon with ...

The tool also gives a forecast of a wandering balloon's likely path. When the prediction showed K9YO-15 heading from Alaska over the Yukon, Bowen said, "we really hoped it wouldn't be intercepted.

The tool also gives a forecast of a wandering balloon's likely path. When the prediction showed K9YO-15 heading from Alaska over the Yukon, Bowen said, "we really hoped it wouldn't be intercepted.