The appearance of Chinese balloons in the airspace of the United States and Canada has been one of the most impactful news stories in recent weeks. Now the Pentagon has released a photo of one of these balloons which was taken by an American fighter-bomber.
The picture was released on Wednesday February 22 and shows the Chinese spy balloon compared to the United States pulled down earlier this month after crossing his territory.
The photo of the Chinese balloon published by the Pentagon
The snapshot of the huge white object was taken on February 3, a day before the balloon was pulled down when shooting at missile AIM-9X Sidewinder off the waters off South Carolina, after spending days flying over the continental United States
The photo is taken from above, since the fighter flew over the globeand in it you can see the shadow of the plane on the artifact.
The pilot took it from the cockpit of the fighter when the balloon was somewhere in the central United States.
The photo had been broadcast in the last few hours by the television network Cnn and a website called Dragon Lady todaywhose name refers to the nickname given to the American U-2 fighters.
The U-2, known as lady dragonis an American spy plane that has been in service since the 1950s.
Speaking of the image, the spokesperson for the United States Department of Defense., Sabrina Singh, was questioned during her press conference about the authenticity of the snapshot posted by Dragon Lady today AND emphasized that it is real.
The Chinese spy balloon was in late January in US airspace and it was shot down over Atlantic waters 4 February.
At the time, he wore days that fly by various areas of the country, such as the state of Montana (Northwest), where one of the three silo fields of nuclear missiles existing in the United States.
Beijing said the balloon entered US airspace by mistakenly deviating from its trajectory and said it was used to meteorological purposesnot espionage, that was rejected by Washington.
In addition to the spy balloon, the United States it has shot down three more flying objects this month in its territory and in Canada over an eight-day span: one over Alaska, one over Canada, and one over Lake Huron.
His the origin is still under investigation by US and Canadian authorities.
The Pentagon announced on Friday February 17 that Navy ships and submarines the recovery works have been completed of the huge balloon and its cargo, which fell apart over the Atlantic Ocean.
The cargo was recovered from the ocean floor and is under analysis by the FBI, Singh said at the news conference.
The discovery of the Chinese spy balloon revived tensions between the United States and Chinaand went so far as to cause the suspension of a trip to Beijing that the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, had planned to make.
Source: Clarin
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