(Washington Examiner) The Pentagon released a photo taken from the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane on Feb. 3 of the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down earlier this month.
Deputy Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh confirmed the photo’s authenticity during Wednesday’s press briefing. The balloon in the photo was the first spy balloon that floated across the United States for multiple days before being shot down. Since it was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, the U.S. has shot down three other unidentified flying objects.
A U.S. Air Force pilot looked down at the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it hovered over the Central Continental United States February 3, 2023. Recovery efforts began shortly after the balloon was downed. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense) Department of Defense, 2023