A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2022.
A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2022.
  • A massive, high altitude balloon was spotted Tuesday drifting above the United States.
  • Pentagon officials on Thursday identified the balloon as a "Chinese surveillance" device.
  • On Friday, a second surveillance balloon was identified flying above Latin America.

A second high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon has been spotted floating in Latin America, as the United States seeks answers about a similar device that was shot down near South Carolina on Saturday.