Confirmed "Chinese spy balloon that intruded into U.S. airspace successfully collected intelligence from sensitive military sites "

"The balloon was steered over some military locations multiple times, even in figure eight formations, gathering data to send back to Beijing in real time, two current senior U.S. officials and one former senior administration official told CNBC.."

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/chinese-spy-balloon-collected-intel-from-military-sites-after-biden-admin-delayed-take-down/