Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.
  • Newly released photos show US sailors pulling a downed Chinese spy balloon out of the ocean. 
  • The balloon first appeared last week and was shot down by an F-22 fighter jet on Saturday. 
  • A second balloon, which China also admitted it owns, was spotted over Latin America. 

The US Navy published photos on Tuesday that capture the moment sailors pulled a downed Chinese surveillance balloon out of the Atlantic Ocean.