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epa10458044 A handout photo made available by the FBI shows members a Federal Bureau of Investigation Evidence Response Team preparing to board the USS Carter Hull to participate in search and recovery operations with the US Navy of the Chinese high-altitude balloon that the United States shot down and recovered off the coast of South Carolina, USA on 05 February 2023 (issued 09 February 2023). The United States is still formulating its response to the Chinese high-altitude balloon which drifted across the continental US last week and has been connected to surveillance efforts by the Chinese government. EPA/FBI HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES