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F-22 is pictured heading to kill Chinese balloon as it's revealed U2 spy planes tracked the craft and two more sites in Virginia and California were previously spied on... but Pentagon dismissed balloons as UFOs

U-2S Dragon Lady spy planes were used to monitor the Chinese spy balloon, it emerged on Monday: the balloon was shot down by F-22 jets on Saturday
The original U-2A first flew in August 1955: the Air Force now has 33 of them, which are able to fly above 70,000 feet, with a pilot in a special suit
On Monday it was also reported that spy balloons have previously been seen over Norfolk, Virginia and Coronado, California: both home to military bases

PUBLISHED: 23:50 EST, 6 February 2023 | UPDATED: 02:54 EST, 7 February 2023