RE: Chinese police stations;
Yes and they’ve finally shut one down in NYC. It’s a much greater concern than this balloon’s surveillance capability since satellites have been doing surveillance much better for years.
This balloon appears to be a test for ol’ Joe, testing for our reactions. And then one day they can float a similar balloon with an EPM, killing all electronics (and life) in the US.
Take it down now, study it, confirm what it is.
At that low altitude it would take many balloons with EMP devices aboard to accomplish a complete job.