A balloon recovered off the coast of Alaska had been in the ocean for “well over a year,” the Pentagon said Friday. The balloon was discovered floating in the ocean by commercial fisherman in ...

Military officials are investigating a "large balloon and payload" discovered by fishermen off the coast of Alaska last week, the Department of Defense confirmed on Friday. "A U.S. commercial ...

WASHINGTON — A week after a Chinese surveillance balloon was first spotted over Alaska at the start of its journey across North America, questions remain about its path over the state and the U ...

In January 2023, a Chinese spy balloon entered U.S. airspace off Alaska. The FBI will examine what may be debris from a balloon found by fishermen off the coast of Alaska, multiple sources ...

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 ...

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United States Air Force Brigadier General Stephen Snelson, right, is presented with a plaque, which features material from the Chinese balloon that was brought down near Alaska back in 2023 ...

Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. Once upon a time, hot air balloons positively littered the Anchorage sky.

The Department of Defense confirmed that balloon debris that was recovered off of the coast of Alaska last month appeared to have been in the ocean for "well over a year." Sue Gough, a Department ...