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The remnants of the balloon drift over the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet below it, on February 4. AP
The remnants of the balloon drift over the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet below it, on February 4. AP
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05 February, 2023