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How a Chinese 'spy balloon' prompted the U.S. to scour the skies

Emily Feng
Lexie Schapitl

February 14, 2023

In this image released by the U.S. Navy, sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., in the Atlantic Ocean from the shooting down of a Chinese high-altitude balloon, for transport to the FBI, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., on Feb. 10. (via AP)

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