After a week adrift, a surveillance balloon from China has been deflated. Here's what we know about the suspect device and its mission.

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A map of the United States, with arrows pointing to where the Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted.

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Trump and other Republicans call for the US 'to shoot down' a suspected Chinese spy balloon

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Former President Donald Trump gets ready to speak during a Save America rally on October 1, 2022 in Warren, Michigan. Trump

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US scrambles F-22s following reports of unidentified flying object over Montana believed to be a Chinese spy balloon

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The US scrambled F-22 Raptors after reports Wednesday of an unidentified flying object over Montana.

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Marines fooled a DARPA robot by hiding in a cardboard box while giggling and pretending to be trees

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United States Marines and representatives from Boston Dynamics look at Spot, a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation, during the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Robotics Challenge at the Fairplex June 5, 2015 in Pomona, California.
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