[Ahithophel]

Noticeably, the balloon, regardless of the mission, was shot down only after it had completely crossed the continent of North America, primarily the the United States, traveling at high altitude in the general direction of west to east.

[bert]

Given the amount of hoopla generated, I could find no map tracking the balloon as it traversed west to east and north to south. The baloon was seemingly tracking the polar air mass that produced intense cold in the USA.