- 刚刚： 一名美国官员告诉美国有线电视新闻网，美国军方击落了这个疑似 中国间谍气球 ，击落前该气球在卡罗莱纳州附近的东海岸漂流。
- 五角大楼称，该气球 几天前 首次在美国大陆上空被发现，但官员们认为 在陆地上空击落它太危险了。
- 美国官员称该气球被用于监视，驳斥了中国关于它是一架民用研究飞机的说法。美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯因目击事件而推迟了对中国的访问。
- 与此同时，五角大楼周五晚间表示，在拉丁美洲上空发现了另一个中国间谍气球。
US military has shot down the Chinese spy balloon off the East Coast, US official says
From CNN's Kevin Liptak, Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann
The US military has downed the suspected Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean, a US official says.
The balloon was first spotted in the sky over Montana earlier this week and traveled across the middle of the country following weather patterns before it exited the continental United States on Saturday.
Prior to the balloon being shot down, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for airports in Wilmington, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The FAA also restricted airspace near Myrtle Beach “to support the Defense Department in a national security effort.”
