A U-2 pilot flying high above the Chinese spy balloon took a close-up photo of the large white orb just a day before the Air Force shot it down off the South Carolina coast. It was taken Feb. 3 as the balloon “hovered over the Central Continental United States,” according to the caption provided by the Defense Department. The Pentagon released the image Wednesday, more than two weeks after the balloon made international headlines as it transited the United States.
Why didn't they just have the U2 drag a 1000 foot cable with some hooks? Surely it would be better to have the device in 1 piece, and not spend 400,000 dollars on a missile
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