New Video Emerges of Chinese Spy Balloon Being Shot Down by Fighter Jet

Incident prompts FAA ground stop, closing down several airports

The Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, S.C., on Feb. 4, 2023. Randall Hill/Reuters

New video footage posted online shows the moment a U.S. military aircraft shot down a Chinese spy balloon near the South Carolina coast on Saturday.

Videos posted to social media showed what appeared to be a fighter jet circling around the balloon before it shot the balloon down.