The appearance of the balloon comes just over a year after a US fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina dramatically shot down what it said was a Chinese spy balloon collecting intelligence over the United States.
It was the second time this month that Taiwan reported a Chinese balloon near its territory after one crossed southwest of Keelung on December 7.
Unlike earlier, this time, the US official said that the balloon did not go over any sensitive areas and the official asserted it poses no threat to aerial traffic or national security.
"Quite some time back, we had witnessed the balloon-type white object over the Andamans and high-resolution pics of the object were taken by our people from ground," defence officials told media.
Chinese spy balloon row: Joe Biden asserts his country does want competition, nor a conflict with China. He also underscored keeping open communication channels.
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Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Tuesday solved the mystery of the 'unknown floating objects' over the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, which have been identified as advertising balloons and detained two people in connection with the incident,
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