1:30 p.m. ET: The balloon was seen over the coastal city of Myrtle, along with U.S. fighter aircraft close by. 2:39 p.m. ET: Its voyage came to an end. Footage captured the balloon being shot down over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Carolina. ...
The Department of Defense on Monday revealed the size of the suspected Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. shot down over the Atlantic Ocean this weekend – and it turns out it was bigger than the Statue of Liberty. The balloon is believed to have been up to 200 feet tall, officials said...
Report: Chinese spy balloon that was shot down was equipped with American tech According to The Wall Street Journal, the early stages of an investigation show that American technology helped the balloon collect photos, videos and other information before being shot down. ...
The balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina shortly after 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. A senior defense official said an F-22 dispatched out of Langley Air Force Base took down the balloon with a single air-to-air missile. U.S. mi...
Moment Chinese 'spy balloon' is shot downPresident Joe Biden had told reporters earlier that the US was "going to take care of" the balloon after it had been flying over its airspace.Sunday 5 February 2023 10:54, UK This is a modal window. Video Unavailable Footage shows the moment a ...
Biden had been inclined to down the balloon over land when he was first briefed on it on Tuesday, but Pentagon officials advised against it, warning that the potential risk to people on the ground outweighed the assessment of potential Chinese intelligence gains. The public disclosure of the bal...
An F-22 fighter jet shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina one week after it was first detected. What took so long?
The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents — and raised a chorus of alarm from elected officials.
On Saturday, Deal posted a live video on social media when the balloon was shot down. On Sunday, “when I went over there and I saw the Navy boats, I was like, ‘Well, I guess they’re going to bring them back in today.’ So we went back over there and we hit it at the r...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden authorized the operation to shoot down the balloon.Feb 5, 2023 embed code copied Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore CBS News Bay Area CBS News Boston CBS News Chicago CBS News Colorado CBS News Detroit CBS News Los Angeles More...