A balloon intercepted by fighter aircraft over Utah on Friday was a "likely hobby balloon" and has since left United States airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Saturday ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. There has been a fresh wave of balloon sightings across several ...

In recent weeks, citizens in Arizona, Colorado and Alabama have reported eerie sightings of white objects floating silently at extreme altitudes. These balloons hover well above commercial air traffic ...

Reinvented as long-range drone-launchers, high-altitude balloons are extending the reach of Ukrainian attacks and American surveillance.