The image was shot from the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane and shows the pilot flying over the balloon. Read more at straitstimes.com.
shot down earlier this month has been released by the US Department of Defence.
The balloon was reportedly hovering at 18,000m in the air. A U-2 spy plane is a single-seat high-altitude reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft with “glider-like characteristics”, according to the Air Force, adding that such planes routinely fly at altitudes over 21,000m.The plane, nicknamed the “Dragon Lady”, were previously flown by the US
The balloon was first spotted by the US on Jan 28 and the image was captured a week later. The North American Aerospace Defence Command sent up fighter jets to make a positive identification, according to defence officials.
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