Footage of a United States U-2 spy plane that captured imagery of the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the continental United States which was later shot down over the Atlantic Ocean.

That's because the Air Force had begun its testing of the U-2 aircraft. The U-2 can fly higher than 60,000 feet. At the time, normal airliners were flying in the 10,000 to 20,000 feet range.

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