The U.S. Navy Fleet Command released footage of the salvage of the balloon wreckage.

(The picture is taken from the official Twitter of the US Navy Fleet Command)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Recently, a Chinese spy balloon appeared in the airspace of the United States. The U.S. Air Force dispatched F-22 fighter jets to shoot down the balloon on the 4th.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the U.S. Air Force launched an AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile from an F-22 fighter jet to shoot down the balloon on the afternoon of the 4th Eastern Time, and launched a salvage operation on the 6th. At 9.6 kilometers, the U.S. Navy dispatched the USS Carter Hall amphibious landing ship to salvage the wreckage of the balloon.

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The balloon is about 60 meters high and is equipped with large sensors, about the size of an "area jet".

????ATLANTIC OCEAN - @USNavy 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. pic.twitter.com/QwjSFQEw1b

— US Fleet Forces (@USFleetForces) February 7, 2023