The US Department of Defense confirmed the accuracy of the image after it was published in the US press
USA EFE/ US Department of Defense
O Pentagon This Wednesday, 22nd, a photo of the alleged was published Chinese spy balloon that the US shot down earlier this month. The photo was taken on February 3, a day before the balloon was shot down in South Carolina waters after being flown over American territory by a fighterbomber for days. The shot was taken from above and shows the shadow of the plane flying over the balloon. The pilot took the picture from the fighter’s cockpit when the balloon was over the center of the United States. The photo had been published in the past few hours by American broadcaster CNN and a website called Dragon Lady Today, whose name refers to the nickname of the US U2 fighters. Deputy spokeswoman for the US Department of Defense Sabrina Singh was asked at the press conference about the authenticity of the photo released by Dragon Lady Today and confirmed that the recording was genuine.
The Chinese spy balloon was sighted in US airspace in late January and shot down over the Atlantic on February 4. By this point, it had been flying for days over various areas of the country, including the state of Montana, where one of the three silos is located. [ instalação subterrânea para armazenamento] nuclear missiles in the United States. Beijing has claimed that the balloon entered US airspace by accidentally deviating from its trajectory and that it was being used for meteorological purposes, not espionage, which Washington has denied. In addition to the spy balloon, the US shot down three other flying objects in the US and Canada this month, the origin of which is being investigated by US and Canadian authorities.
*With information from EFE