US fighter jets shoot down Chinese spy balloon off East Coast  —  US military fighter jets shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Saturday.

U.S. Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off the Coast of the Carolinas  —  Shooting down the balloon ended a dramatic chapter in a diplomatic crisis.  —  WASHINGTON — The United States shot down a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday that had spent the last week traversing the country …

U.S. Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon  —  U.S. Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over Atlantic  —  WASHINGTON- U.S. fighter planes shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, days after it was spotted crossing the U.S. and leading to renewed tensions with Beijing.

U.S. has downed Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast and will attempt to recover debris  —  The U.S. downed the Chinese surveillance balloon off the Carolina coast on Saturday and will attempt to recover its debris, according to a U.S. official.  —  Asked by a reporter if the U.S …