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Will more than 5 spy balloons be shot down in 2023
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Counting objects shot down in North America only.

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They have to be spy balloons to be counted right?

So benign/commercial balloons don't count?

What if it might be a spy balloon but did not actually do any spying?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/14/flying-objects-shot-down-balloons-white-house

Do we have any higher count than 1 spy and 3 non spy?

predictedNO

@MaxPayne “It’s not uncommon for US balloons to illegally enter other countries’ airspace. Since the beginning of last year, US high-altitude balloons have flown into China’s airspace more than ten times”

That includes all of 2022

@JimHays as far as I can tell china does not claim to have shot them down. But to answer the question, for this question we will count only north America. Will update the description.