News viewers sent photos of the object spotted across the Grand Strand and Pee Dee.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - A mysterious object believed to be a balloon from China was seen in the WMBF News viewing area on Saturday.WMBF News viewers sent photos of the balloon spotted across the Grand Strand and Pee Dee, including areas of Myrtle Beach, Conway, Aynor and into Florence County.
A short time later, the balloon was shot down by what appeared to be military jets circling it in the area. WMBF First Alert Meteorologist Robert Whitehurst captured footage of the object as it began falling out of the sky. A senior defense official said that the balloon was shot down six nautical miles off the coast in territorial airspace with aircraft from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. A single missile took down the object with no threat to civilians. It was also between 60,000-65,000 feet in the air when it was shot down.reported that an operation was underway to recover debris from the Atlantic Ocean.U.S. Rep.
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