Sunday, February 5, 2023

US downs suspected Chinese spy balloon

Recovery efforts are underway to retrieve the debris from the downed balloon, Pentagon officials said. The balloon was shot down by an F-22.
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A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The Pentagon would not confirm that the balloon in the photo was the surveillance balloon. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)

Recovery efforts are underway to retrieve the debris from the downed balloon, Pentagon officials said. The balloon was shot down by an F-22.

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In this photo provided by Brian Branch, a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts above the Kingstown, N.C. area, with an airplane and its contrail seen below it before the U.S. fighter jets shot down the balloon over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday.
 

Video shows moment US shot down suspected Chinese spy balloon

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