The United States has said the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down shot down in February did not collect any intetlligence as it flew over the country, ABC News reported.
The Pentagon said that the balloon neither collected nor transmitted any data. It added that the US shot down the balloon to mitigate any potential collection efforts since it was equipped with such capabilities.
In February 2023, some US lawmakers had said that the balloon was trying to collect sensitive military data. China has since maintained that it was an unmanned civilain device.