The U.S. Military released a selfie taken by the pilot of a U-2 spy plane that was monitoring the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down earlier this month off the coast of South Carolina.

The spy balloon was first detected over U.S. airspace on January 28 and was shot down a week later after President Joe Biden allowed it to travel across the entire country, flying over sensitive military sites.

CNN first reported the existence of the photo.

News: DoD has released a selfie taken in the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane, as an airman flew above the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by the US military earlier this month.

CNN first reported the existence of the selfie. pic.twitter.com/4TBsBnFdk4

— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) February 22, 2023

The U.S. Department of Defense just released this photo of the Chinese government spy balloon that was taken by the pilot of a U-2 spy plane. pic.twitter.com/gxXn4RiZTO

— Yashar Ali ???? یاشار (@yashar) February 22, 2023

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