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Travis Huffstetler, a local photographer in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, said he witnessed the US military shoot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon Saturday afternoon.
Huffstetler watched the incident from the 15th floor of a hotel. He recalled seeing multiple aircraft flying around the balloon for about 20 to 30 minutes, before he saw what appeared to be a missile come from an airplane that struck the balloon down.
“The balloon basically, like, popped, you know? Like you would see a normal balloon kind of pop,” he told CNN’s Fredericka Whitfield on Saturday. “Now it’s still drifting and floating down as we speak.”
“It was super visible here from the beach,” he added.
According to Huffstetler, beach access points and streets were packed with people who had their cameras pointed up to the sky.
Huffstetler said he captured photos right as the balloon was pierced and began to disintegrate.
CNN’s Hannah Sarisohn contributed to this post.
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