A photo released by the United ... In February 2023, four balloons, or high-altitude objects, were detected flying over North America. They were shot down by U.S. fighter jets over the waters ...

where it was shot down by the military over the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 4, 2023. A zoomed-in look at the Chinese balloon, seen from a U.S. spy plane. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense ...

A high-altitude surveillance balloon from China entered U.S. airspace in late January of 2023 and traveled across the country before it was shot down eight days later by the military on Feb. 4.