The US Defense Department has released a photo in which a Chinese balloon is seen from above before it was shot down by a US fighter jet.
The Pentagon released the photo on Wednesday, saying a military U-2 reconnaissance plane took it on February 3, a day before the balloon was brought down.
The photo appears to have been taken from the U-2's cockpit. It shows a white balloon with what appear to be solar panels attached to it.
The US alleges the balloon was part of a Chinese surveillance program. It recovered the wreckage and is now analyzing how the balloon worked and what it was capable of.
The Pentagon released the photo on Wednesday, saying a military U-2 reconnaissance plane took it on February 3, a day before the balloon was brought down.
The photo appears to have been taken from the U-2's cockpit. It shows a white balloon with what appear to be solar panels attached to it.
The US alleges the balloon was part of a Chinese surveillance program. It recovered the wreckage and is now analyzing how the balloon worked and what it was capable of.
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U.S. Defense Department released a photo of Chinese balloon taken by a U-2 reconnaissance plane on February 3, before its downing on February 4. The image shows a white balloon with solar panels suspected to be part of Chinese surveillance program. Wreckage recovered for analysis.
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230223_16/
Date: Feb. 23, 2023
Created: 2023/02/24 07:32
Updated: 2025/12/09 07:04
Last Read: 2023/02/24 07:49