Spy balloon: US military has shot down the Chinese surveillance balloon off US

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US military fighter jets shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Saturday. Video appears to the show the moment the spy balloon was shot down. This photo provided by Jason Sellers shows US Air Force fighter aircraft shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. The moment of impact could be seen from the shore as onlookers captured video of the military operation. So as far as the specific timeline to recovery, I can't give you that right now," the senior official added.
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