Apparent NK weather balloon enters S. Korean airspace earlier this week: Seoul's military

• Published date: 23 February 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

A suspected North Korean weather balloon entered South Korea's airspace earlier this week, prompting Seoul's military to strengthen its monitoring activities, according to a Seoul official Monday.

The balloon measuring around 2 meters in length was spotted flying over the South Korean territory on Sunday afternoon and appears to have left the South hours later, the official said on condition of anonymity.

The military did not take specific air defense steps...