On Thursday, the Pentagon recommended to President Joe Biden not to target the spy balloon for now.
According to a senior defense official who was not officially authorized to speak to the media, Pentagon officials made the suggestion because the balloon's debris was at risk of falling to the ground.
The news of China's spy balloon over US airspace comes as US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken is scheduled to visit Beijing next week.
News about the spy balloon was released ahead of US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken's visit to let China know.
This will be the first visit by a US Secretary of State in the last six years. He is also expected to meet President Xi Jinping.
