"The balloon, which China said is for meteorological purposes but the US insists has been spying, could be seen on television collapsing and falling from the sky.
A senior military official told reporters the balloon had been downed by a single missile fired from a F-22 Raptor fighter jet that took off from Langley air force base in Virginia."
#US shoots down suspected Chinese #SpyBalloon over east coast | #ChinaTensions #Chins | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/04/chinese-spy-balloon-shot-down-us
