This week we are going to take a short break in our series on the Barrow Gang and the hunt for Bonnie and Clyde in order to tell a quick story inspired by recent headlines.

This month, Chinese Spy Balloons were spotted flying over the mainland United States when word came out that the North American Aerospace Defense Command or NORAD was tracking a strange object traveling over the continental United States.

The object seemed to be some sort of balloon, and its flight had been tracked all the way from mainland China. A few days later, a 2nd Balloon was spotted over US territory, this time on the East coast.

The balloons were shot down over the Atlantic Ocean by US Fighter Jets.

It caused us to think about another one of my favorite historical stories, the other time when the US came under attack from enemy balloons.

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