The suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down over the weekend is believed to have been up to 200 feet tall – a height bigger than the Statue of Liberty from the top of its base to its torch.
The Department of Defense on Monday revealed the size of the suspected Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. shot down over the Atlantic Ocean this weekend – and it turns out it was bigger than the Statue of Liberty.
VanHerck said the massive debris field left behind by the destroyed balloon is about 4,921 feet by 4,921 feet –"more than 15 football fields by 15 football fields." "There was a warhead in the missile," he said."You can see that explosion on TV as it goes through the lower part of the balloon and right there through the superstructure."
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