Pentagon says too dangerous to shoot down alleged Chinese surveillance balloon

Chinese ‘Spy’ Balloon Meant To Test US' Counter Surveillance Capabilities, Says Analyst

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin in a statement on Saturday (local time) said that the US fighter aircraft successfully shot down the high-altitude surveillance balloon over the water off the coast of South Carolina in the US airspace. The balloon was first spotted in the sky over Montana earlier this week, travelling across the middle of the United States. Chinese ‘Spy’ Balloon Meant To Test US' Counter Surveillance Capabilities, Says Analy…

Pentagon Reveals Why It Waited Days To Shoot Down Chinese Surveillance Balloon

Pentagon Reveals Why It Waited Days To Shoot Down Chinese Surveillance Balloon Micaela Burrow on February 4, 2023 The U.S. was able to collect valuable

CARTOON: Shoot down the Chinese surveillance balloon when it’s right here

Officials question why the Chinese surveillance balloon wasn’t intercepted.

US shoots down Chinese surveillance balloon

Washington, Feb 4 (EFE).- The Chinese surveillance balloon detected earlier this week over the United States was shot down Saturday over the Atlantic, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. “This afternoon, at the direction of President Biden, U.S. fighter aircraft … successfully brought down the high altitude surveillance balloon launched by and belonging to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over the water off the coast of South Carolina in…

Biden did, in fact, "take care of it": The Chinese "surveillance balloon" has been shot down

On Saturday, a U.S. military aircraft took down the balloon over the Carolina coast

Video shows apparent Chinese surveillance balloon flying over Charlotte area Saturday

Video captured by Channel 9 shows the balloon flying over the area.