# Balloon
U-2 Pilot takes close-up picture of Chinese spy balloon
Earlier this year, the United States of America and its Defense Department decided to have one of their pilots take a picture of the Chinese spy balloon that was flying in American airspace back on February 3rd from the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane. As stated, the photo depicted a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon and it was only recently released after the US Air Force had the picture taken. The thing about the photo is that it gave a closer picture of the balloon and shows how it was carrying large panels underneath the main white inflatable balloon. According to the Department of Defense, the image was taken as the balloon “hovered over the Central Continental United States” a day before the balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina.
U.S. ceases hunt for mysterious downed objects
The termination of the search for items that crashed over Alaska and Lake Huron implies that there's a chance the objects may remain uncollected and unanalyzed. According to a US military official, the search for two of the unidentified flying objects that were shot down by the military this month has been abandoned, raising concerns that the objects may never be analysed. The floating vessels over North America have piqued curiosity since a US missile destroyed a Chinese spy balloon on February 4th. President Biden recently stated that the three objects shot down thereafter were probably research balloons, not spy craft, and the military allocated fewer resources towards recovering them.
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US shoots down Chinese balloon, igniting US-China tensions
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Pentagon monitoring Chinese spy balloon above the US
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