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<\/p>\nAntes que el globo chino fuera derribado, hizo un tr\u00e1nsito completo sobre la parte continental de EEUU desde el oeste intermonta\u00f1oso hacia el sureste, volando a una altura de unos 60,000 pies. Lleg\u00f3 primero sobre las Islas Aleutianas y cruz\u00f3 a los Territorios del Noroeste de Canad\u00e1 antes de regresar al espacio a\u00e9reo estadounidense sobre Idaho. Seg\u00fan los funcionarios, cruz\u00f3 Montana y pas\u00f3 cerca de la Base de la Fuerza A\u00e9rea Malmstrom, un sitio de lanzamiento estrat\u00e9gico para misiles bal\u00edsticos intercontinentales. La Casa Blanca ha dicho que opt\u00f3 por esperar para destruir el dispositivo sobre el agua debido a preocupaciones de seguridad. Un F-22 Raptor derrib\u00f3 el globo con un misil aire-aire de corto alcance aproximadamente a las 1440 horas del s\u00e1bado en una posici\u00f3n a unas seis millas de Myrtle Beach. A todo esto, China niega que la nave fuera utilizada para la vigilancia, y sostiene que fue un globo meteorol\u00f3gico civil que se desvi\u00f3 de su curso.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Navy has released the first photos of debris from the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina over the weekend.<\/p>\n
A team from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovered the fabric of the balloon itself on February 5, according to images provided by U.S. Fleet Forces Command. The rest of the remains of the balloon’s\u00a0one-tonne payload are scattered over a wide area of the seabed, and dive teams are working to find and recover the pieces for intelligence purposes.<\/p>\n
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The USS\u00a0Carter Hall<\/em>, an amphib, is supporting operations and collecting debris in the splashdown zone, with participation from the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The survey ship USNS\u00a0Pathfinder\u00a0<\/em>is mapping the ocean floor using sonar to guide the debris search. At least two unmanned underwater vehicles have played a role in the subsea search. In addition, a commercial OSV may soon join the operation for support purposes, according to USNI.<\/p>\n The U.S. Coast Guard cutters\u00a0Venturous, Richard Snyder\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Nathan B. Bruckenthal,<\/em>\u00a0along with Coast Guard aircraft, are standing guard around the area to keep traffic clear of the operation. The\u00a0destroyer USS\u00a0Oscar Austin\u00a0<\/em>and the cruiser USS\u00a0Philippine Sea<\/em>\u00a0joined in the early stages of the response effort.<\/p>\n Before the Chinese balloon was shot down, it made a full transit over the continental United States from the Intermountain West to the Southeast, flying at a height of about 60,000 feet. It arrived first over the Aleutian Islands and crossed into Canada’s Northwest Territories before drifting back into U.S. airspace over Idaho. According to officials, it crossed over Montana and passed near to Malmstrom Air Force Base, a strategic launch site for intercontinental ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n The White House has said that it opted to wait to destroy the device over water because of safety concerns. An F-22 Raptor downed the balloon with a short-range air-to-air missile at about 1440 hours Saturday at a position about six miles off Myrtle Beach.<\/p>\n China denies that the craft was used for surveillance, and maintains that it was a civilian meteorological balloon that went off course.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Balloon-recovery-5.jpg\")
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