The U.S. military has started a recovery mission for the Chinese spy balloon shot down by a U.S. fighter jet on Saturday afternoon, according to the Pentagon.
Several U.S. Navy and Coastal vessels established a security perimeter where the balloon fell, about six nautical miles off the coast of South Carolina, and were searching for debris, a senior defense official and a senior military official said on Feb. 4.
“The nature of the debris is still being assessed. But recovery options will seek to recover all debris and any material of intelligence value,” the defense official said. “And we’ll make sure that we’re working closely with the FBI on the chain of custody as we do so.”…