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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Richard Hall

First images of Chinese spy balloon debris pulled from Atlantic Ocean released by US Navy

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New images released by the US Navy show the debris from a destroyed Chinese spy balloon being pulled from the water in the Atlantic Ocean.

The images are the first close-up look at the object that Pentagon officials described as a “high-altitude surveillance balloon” that was discovered travelling over sensitive US military sites last week.

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