F-22 Safely Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off South Carolina Coast > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News
![Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/rockcms/2023-02/230212-chinese-balloon-jm-1703-ca1f5a.jpg)
Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it
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US is monitoring Chinese spy balloon that has been floating over Montana for the past several days | Daily Mail Online
![China expert sounds alarm on spy balloon hovering over US: 'It's very dangerous what they're doing' | Fox Business China expert sounds alarm on spy balloon hovering over US: 'It's very dangerous what they're doing' | Fox Business](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2023/02/931/523/CHINESE-SPY-BALLOON-MWM.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
China expert sounds alarm on spy balloon hovering over US: 'It's very dangerous what they're doing' | Fox Business
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