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Choppy waters have created a touch-and-go situation for military teams attempting to recover the Chinese spy balloon shot down last week off the South Carolina coast, the Defense Department said Friday.
“Due to less than favorable sea states right now, teams will continue to conduct underwater survey and recovery as conditions permit,” Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters.
Military teams have spent this week recovering portions of the downed balloon, including pieces of its payload. Ryder declined to specify what had been recovered so far, saying the information was classified.
Officials confirmed Friday that recovery teams had located the balloon’s massive undercarriage on the ocean floor, some 50 feet down.
