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United States fighter planes intercepted an unidentified balloon over Utah on Friday but determined it did not pose a threat to national security, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The balloon, which is traveling eastward with the jetstream at around 43,000 feet, or roughly 8 miles, is not maneuverable and poses no hazard to flight safety, according to the commands statement. It is unclear who owns the balloon. The incident occurred approximately a year after the highly contentious seven-day ordeal in which the Pentagon tracked a massive Chinese spy balloon that c