The wreckage from the balloon hit the ocean at a depth of about 47 feet.

Pentagon describes how a single shot brought down a Chinese spy balloon

The balloon was hovering at a height of between 60,000 and 65,000 feet

when the aircraft launched the missile at a height of 58,000 feet.

an F-22 Raptor that took out from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia at 2:39 p.m. on Saturday

fired one air-to-air A9X sidewinder missile that brought down the Chinese spy balloon.

According to officials, the wreckage from the balloon hit the ocean at a depth of about 47 feet.

Unknown is the timetable for retrieving the balloon from the Atlantic Ocean

Navy salvage vessel is anticipated to be there in a few days.

defence official claimed that while the balloon travelled across the nation,