China spy balloon: US Defence Department releases selfie taken by pilot above surveillance device

28 days ago 9News

A US Air Force pilot snapped a selfie of the Chinese surveillance balloon. (US Department of Defence)A senior State Department official said earlier this month that fly-bys "revealed that the high-altitude balloon was capable of conducting signals intelligence collection operations". (AP)The photo released on Wednesday clearly shows the pilot flying above the balloon, which was hovering 60,000 feet when it was spotted over Montana. The US sent up U-2 spy planes to track the balloon's progress, according to US officials. Recovery efforts began immediately after the balloon was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4, and were concluded on February 17.
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1 month ago breakingdefense.com

US releases photo of Chinese balloon taken from high altitude U-2

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1 month ago www.ctvnews.ca

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1 month ago www.bloomberg.com

Chinese 'spy' balloon shot down by US F-22 fighter jet missile

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1 month ago www.dnaindia.com

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1 month ago www.bloomberg.com

Spy balloon saga continues to surprise amid rising US-China tensions

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1 month ago www.channelnewsasia.com

China says suspected spy balloon is weather-monitoring device

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