EDITED BY| ANNA SAM
WORLD SECTION CJ EDITOR

USA-February 9, 2023

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        A senior U.S. official in Washington reported that photos Captured by US military aircraft show that the Chinese airship, which flew over the United States, last week, was equipped with spy tools, and was not intended for Meteorology.

The senior US State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the photos taken by the U2 spy planes (U2) indicate that the balloon's devices are "clearly made for surveillance for espionage purposes, and do not fit into the equipment of the weather balloon."
He added in a statement:

"it housed several antennas, a group that would probably be able to collect and locate communications."
He noted that the balloon "was equipped with solar frames large enough to supply the necessary energy to operate multiple sensors that collect intelligence."