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Chinese balloon sensors recovered from ocean, says US
Shooting this balloon down over water was the right decision
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The sensors from a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down after crossing the US have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, the US military says.
Search crews found "significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified", said US Northern Command.
The FBI is examining the items, which the US says were used to spy on sensitive military sites.
The US has shot down three more objects since the first one on 4 February.
"Large sections of the structure" were also recovered on Monday off the coast of South Carolina, military officials say.
About 30-40ft (9-12m) of the balloon's antenna array are among the items found, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.
US officials said the high-altitude balloon originated in China and was used for surveillance, but China said it was merely a weather-monitoring airship that had blown astray.
Search crews found "significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified", said US Northern Command.
The FBI is examining the items, which the US says were used to spy on sensitive military sites.
The US has shot down three more objects since the first one on 4 February.
"Large sections of the structure" were also recovered on Monday off the coast of South Carolina, military officials say.
About 30-40ft (9-12m) of the balloon's antenna array are among the items found, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.
US officials said the high-altitude balloon originated in China and was used for surveillance, but China said it was merely a weather-monitoring airship that had blown astray.
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