Yet another mystery balloon sighted above Hawai‘i

Yet another balloon has been sighted in the skies above Hawai‘i.

U.S. defense officials confirmed a mysterious balloon passed over portions of the island state last week, NBC News reported May 1.

The object, which is not believed to by a Chinese spy apparatus, is now floating toward Mexico and remains tracked by the U.S. military.

A similarly mysterious balloon was sighted near Kaua‘i on Valentine’s Day 2022, prompting the military to scramble fighter jets from O‘ahu.

More recently, the military confirmed reports of a balloon that flew over Hawai‘i in February 2023, months after a Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina.

In March, balloons part of a stratospheric communication capabilities test caused a kerfuffle online in Hawai‘i.