The Chinese spy balloon was just shot down over the Atlantic Ocean.

Moment the #ChineseSpyBalloon was shot down. #Balloon pic.twitter.com/H9skbByLUs

— Michael Steinberg (@MichaelWX18) February 4, 2023

#BREAKING – The US has downed the Chinese balloon off the Carolina coast and an operation is underway to recover the debris. #ChineseSpyBalloon #ChinaSpyBalloon #Balloon #JoeBiden #XiJingping #America pic.twitter.com/cQWWsxIKS5

— Rohit Sharma (@DcWalaDesi) February 4, 2023

Former General Keith Kellogg told Fox News he hopes the U.S. is able to recover it, because a lot is going to be destroyed when it comes down.

UPDATE: This appears to be video taken by viewers.

Video of Chinese spy balloon getting shot down from bystanders in Myrtle Beach. Dialogue is great:

“Here we go!”

“We got him! Boom!”

“That’s my Air Force right there, buddy.”pic.twitter.com/4ZDWYAa6EV

— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) February 4, 2023

As this is a breaking story, RedState will provide further updates as they become available.