The Chinese spy balloon that was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean collected intelligence from sensitive US military sites, despite US efforts to prevent it, according to the US news site (NBC).
Two US officials and a former US administration official said that the Chinese spy balloon flew across the US to gather intelligence from several sensitive US military sites, despite efforts by US President Joe Biden's administration to prevent it from doing so.
The three officials said China was able to control the balloon so that it could make several passes over some of the sites and relay the information it collected back to Beijing in time.
The officials said the intelligence collected by China was mostly electronic signals, which could be picked up from weapons systems or include communications from US base personnel, rather than photos.
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