Balloon Shot Down
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Chinese spy balloon fully recovered and being analyzed, U.S. says as it ends searchOfficials said they believe all of the balloon debris has been collected off the ocean floor, including key equipment that could reveal what information it was able to collect.U.S. NewsFeb 17, 2023
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Did the U.S. use a $400,000 missile to destroy a $12 hobby balloon?The Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade suspects the object shot down over Yukon might have been an amateur (and innocent) pico balloon.TrendingFeb 17, 2023
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U.S. shoots down ‘high-altitude’ object over Alaska near Canadian borderNational Security Council spokesperson John Kirby would not say if the object was a balloon like the Chinese spy balloon that flew over North America last week.WorldFeb 10, 2023
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Why didn’t Canada shoot down a Chinese spy balloon? Defence minister explainsAnita Anand did not say where the Chinese spy balloon first entered Canadian airspace, what locations it passed over, or for how long it hovered overhead before entering the U.S.CanadaFeb 10, 2023
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U.S. shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic oceanThe United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America.WorldFeb 4, 2023
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