Breaking Update: Chinese Spy Balloon Shot Down

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China’s spy balloon was shot down Saturday afternoon over the Atlantic Ocean not far from Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.

The balloon was downed shortly after 2:40 p.m. Eastern Time.

Video of the balloon sinking in the sky from its 60,000-foot elevation did not appear to show debris falling from the balloon. The Biden administration had cited fear of debris as a reason not to shoot down the balloon earlier in the week.

According to CNN, Navy Coast Guard vessels were standing by to recover any pieces of the balloon that fall.

Earlier Saturday, two Air Force KC-135R refueling tankers were in position off the coast of South Carolina, according to CNN. The planes were flying at about 20,000 feet. A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules was flying off the coast of North Carolina at about 4,000 feet.

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