US Military Recovers Key Electronics from Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Shot Down Off South Carolina Coast

The United States military has recovered key electronics, including sensors, from a suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down earlier this month. The balloon had been flying over the United States and Canada for days before President Joe Biden ordered it to be shot down off the coast of South Carolina.

The U.S. military’s Northern Command said in a statement Monday that crews had been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified as well as large sections of the structure. The debris field was estimated to be about 1,500 square meters, or about 15 football fields by 15 football fields.

Since the incident, fighter jets have intercepted and shot objects out of the sky over Alaska, northern Canada and Lake Huron. The White House has ruled out that the objects are from out of this world, but nobody currently knows what these things are or who they belong to.

The incident has sparked a debate on how to monitor US airspace, with some calling for more stringent security measures. Others have argued that the balloon was not threatening and that the US should not be so quick to shoot down unidentified objects.

The US military is continuing to investigate the incident and is working to identify the source of the balloon. In the meantime, the military is taking steps to ensure that US airspace is monitored and protected.