US releases photo of Chinese ‘spy balloon’ taken by pilot before it was shot down


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The US government has released a photo of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon taken from the cockpit of an American spy plane before the device was shot down. Taken by the pilot of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft on 3 February, the plane's shadow can be seen on the large white balloon that is carrying a satellite over Montana in the central United States. First spotted by the US on 28 January, its military eventually shot the balloon down on 4 February off the coast of South Carolina on the orders of President Joe Biden after it had crossed the country....