The mid-air photo was taken by a U-2 pilot.
The U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was a Chinese spy balloon, U.S. officials said Friday.
The president has faced some pressure from lawmakers to address the nation.
A significant part of the payload has been recovered from the Chinese spy balloon.
The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace.
The latest now on the Chinese spy balloon.
Using underwater drones, warships and inflatable vessels, the Navy is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all of the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday.
The downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon just off South Carolina’s coast created a spectacle over one of the state’s tourism hubs and drew crowds reacting with a mixture of bewildered gazing, distress and cheers.
The United States Federal Aviation Administration issued a new temporary flight restriction near Myrtle Beach, where the Chinese spy balloon recovery operation is underway.
