The balloon was first detected before is crossed the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, north of the Aleutian Islands. Therefore it flew over the State of Alaska first; and we all know how over populated Alaska is. Finally, the balloon didn't fly over Florida. It was shot down off of Topsail Beach just north of Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach NC
The balloon was first detected before is crossed the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, north of the Aleutian Islands. Therefore it flew over the State of Alaska first; and we all know how over populated Alaska is. Finally, the balloon didn't fly over Florida. It was shot down off of Topsail Beach just north of Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach NC