Chinese spy balloon shot down by US Air Force over Atlantic Ocean | USA TODAY #Shorts

Recovery efforts are underway to retrieve the debris from the downed balloon, Pentagon officials said. The balloon was shot down by an F-22.

A U.S. warplane shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon off the South Carolina coast Saturday afternoon, sending its surveillance gear into relatively shallow water where recovery efforts began immediately, Pentagon officials announced.

The balloon was downed after it passed into U.S. territorial waters, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.The balloon, which carried a large payload of spy gear according to U.S. officials, had soared over several strategic sites, including nuclear missile silos, and became the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing.

President Joe Biden ordered the Pentagon to down the balloon on Wednesday but commanders worried about debris killing people on the ground.

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[rogerwhite]

Nice to see they let it all across the country first. Super intelligent

[sapp]

Great job. They shot it down after it completely finished its job, capturing video of the entire nation.
It’s the equivalent of an officer who does not come guns drawn to save the day, but rather comes five minutes late, with a piece of chalk to draw the outline around where your dead body lies.

[tisme]

One balloon vs F-22 Raptors (x2) + F-15 Eagles + Several Tankers + Cruiser + Amphibious Landing Ship and a Destroyer. Imagine if the Chinese sent a fighter jet

[batboy]

Wow, literally a day late and a dollar short. They should have shot it down over the pacific not over the Atlantic, we are such tools :(

[patmarrazzo]

Should have be taken out when it made it in Alaska, it was heading to Washington D.C

[jonathanburger]

Sounds like a plot for a third Top Gun movie

[chuckgranger]

I just don’t understand why they had to use a missile instead of a gun

[rickrodriguez]

And the Chinese satellite captured the whole thing.

[carlosa.sanchez]

The only reason it was shot down was because we the people discovered it and the public outcry was massive. Debris field, my ass!

[bobadams]

why did they wait so long?? Makes you wonder how much money they got for letting that thing stay in the air over our country.

[michaelmeathammer]

Balloon lives matter! That balloon had a family!

[painter]

Push been saying his album was ‘Rap Album of the Year’ for years, just wish he’d be right one time😂

[singularity]

Maybe the chinese were trying to see how high the f21 raptor could successfully fly and conduct missions or fight. Now we just have to wait for a chinese aircaft that can function in much higher altitudes. If i am right

[dananmckie]

They shot down a balloon that could have contained a deadly virus

[johnrichardngo]

2, 5 mio $ for a weather balloon,

Great job, USA, USA, USA 😂

[jaydittler]

High integrity is measured by continuous consistency!!! If you want to be measured by it!! You follow it!! You're trained by it!! It becomes you without regard to popularity!! We should not be quick to act on this scenario!!!Diplomacy is the only way to react!!! Americans don't want war!!! Period!!!

[JR-]

Anyone wanna question what came out of the ballon ?!?!?

[sushilkumarpradhan]

Great job, us should do it before entering this spy balloon in its territory, and other countries also need to do the same

[JazzyBell]

After a couple tries.. in a F22, how embarrassing

[elpotcho]

Meanwhile 9/10 Americans have Chinese technology in there home 😂 less go usa