Pilot Took a Selfie With the Chinese Spy Balloon One Day Before Military Shot It Down
Despite initial doubts, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday that a selfie of an Air Force pilot with the first Chinese spy balloon spotted in the U.S. was indeed real. The photo began making the rounds on social media on Tuesday, althoughhave been around for almost two weeks. According to CNN, the photo has achieved a “legendary” status in both NORAD and the Pentagon.
The selfie was taken from a U-2 spy plane on Feb. 3, the outlet reported, one day before the U.S. shot it down. In the photo, the balloon is seen floating above land carrying what appear to be solar panels, which the State Department has stated were used toThe selfie will likely bolster the assertion from American officials that the giant balloon was a spy, even though China swears it was a civilian weather balloon.
The State Department pointed out that the equipment aboard the balloon was “inconsistent” with what would be on a weather balloon. Measuring about 200 feet tall, the balloon had a payload that weighed a couple of thousand pounds, according to
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