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Chinese spy balloon made mostly out of classified US documents

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W.E. Linde
Apr 07, 2023
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QUANTICO, Va. — U.S. intelligence analysts examining the wreckage of the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down earlier this year by an Air Force F-22 made an early and surprising discovery: the balloon was stitched together largely with classified documents.

“It’s got a little bit of everything in here,” said Master Chief Petty Officer Brian O’Leary, wh…

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