Hobbyist balloon detected over U.S. has left American airspace: Officials
The U.S. small, high-altitude balloon posed no threat to national security, the military said Friday.
Eleanor Watson is a CBS News multi-platform reporter and producer covering the Pentagon. Before her role on the national security team, she worked in the CBS News political unit covering the 2020 presidential election. She is originally from Wichita Falls, Texas. She went to Groton School and The George Washington University before starting at CBS News as an intern.
The U.S. small, high-altitude balloon posed no threat to national security, the military said Friday.
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