The suspected Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. shot down over the weekend was 200 feet tall, officials say — or roughly four times the size of the Snoopy balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
Pentagon officials said last week they didn't want to shoot the balloon down over the continental U.S. for fear the debris could causeand property damage. The balloon had been flying at about 60,000 feet — close to 12 miles.
Military divers were in the water with robotic underwater equipment collecting debris Monday after weather conditions prevented diving Sunday. VanHerck said the military took “maximum protective measures” to “prevent any intelligence collection” while the balloon flew across the United States. It"gave us the opportunity to assess what they were actually doing, what kind of capabilities existed on the balloon, what kind of transmission capabilities existed," VanHerck said. "We were able to get significant analysis throughout this process."website
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