Feb 5, 2023; Myrtle Beach, SC, USA; Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023. At the direction of the President of the United States and with the full support of the Government of Canada, U.S. fighter aircraft under U.S. Northern Command authority engaged and brought down a high altitude surveillance balloon within sovereign U.S. airspace and over U.S. territorial waters Feb. 4, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyler Thompson via USA TODAY NETWORK
News: Recovery of Chinese Spy Balloon
(New York, NY) — The Chinese spy balloon that passed over the U.S. earlier this year used US technology to spy on Americans. The balloon was equipped with American-made equipment that collected photos, videos, and other information, but didn’t appear to transmit them.
