Pentagon 'without a doubt' orb over US is Chinese spy balloon and considers shooting it down
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US Downs Chinese Spy Balloon Over Atlantic CoastThe balloon, about three school buses in size, was taken down after flying over Montana’s nuclear missile fields.
- A large balloon equipped with surveillance gear was confirmed as a Chinese spy balloon and shot down off the US coast.
- It lingered over sensitive Montana regions housing nuclear warheads, prompting security responses.
- Recovery efforts are underway to retrieve debris from the Atlantic Ocean before it sinks.
- China insists it is a civilian meteorological airship, but US officials firmly reject this claim.
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