The United States Department of Defence has released a new photo on Wednesday depicting a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it travelled across North America earlier this month, igniting a political firestorm.The photo was taken on February 3 from the cockpit of a U-2 single-engine spy plane deployed by the US Air Force. It shows a close-up of the balloon, which appears to be carrying large panels beneath its white, inflatable bulb.According to the Department of Defence, the image was taken as the balloon “hovered over the Central Continental United States” a day before it was shot down off the South Carolina coast.
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