The US authorities successfully completed the search off the coast of South Carolina of the wreckage of the Chinese balloon shot down in the American airspace.
This is stated in a statement widespread by the northern command of the American Armed Forces.
As noted, “the search operation ended on February 16 off the coast of South Carolina.” The US military “discovered and collected the wreckage of the high -altitude reconnaissance balloon of the PRC”, shot down on February 4.
The statement specifies that “the last fragments are sent to the FBI laboratory in Virginia.” They will be analyzed by the employees of the bureau for counterintelligence purposes. So did with the fragments of the apparatus found before.
“Ships of the Navy and the coast guard of the United States left the search zone,” the commanders said.
It was previously reported that among the fragments of the balloon, sensors and electronic components were found.