Saturday, February 4, 2023. A balloon that made it's way to the United States after flying over Canada, was finally shot down Saturday as it flew over the Atlantic Ocean, near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A plane can be seen flying past it as it started to decend. It's possible the military waited for it to be over water before shooting it down, so as to avoid harming anyone on the ground and to have a better chance at recovering the downed equipment. Although the Chinese government insists it is a wayward weather balloon, many suspect it was sent to observe critical military assets on American soil.