A Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive US military sites as it flew across America before it was shot down
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Two senior US officials and a former senior administration official said the Chinese spy balloon, which was a few over the US in February, gathered intelligence from several US military sites before it was shot down.
The sources said China could have collected more intelligence had it not been for the Biden administration’s efforts to block it.
Officials said the information gathered was mostly from electronic signals, not photos.
Officials said earlier that the balloon is capable of gathering intelligence signals.
A US Air Force U-2 pilot looks down at a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it hovers over the US on February 3, 2023.
