state department s assessment of what this balloon was used for. that had been a bit of a question after that initial fbi briefing that we re getting clarity on? so the fbi is beginning to sift through some of this debris that s been extracted out of the water off south carolina, but much of the evidence is still under water but they said that s right, whatever they have seen so far including pieces of the balloon very much is consistent with the balloon being some kind of a surveillance airship. now, the state department today give us some more details. they said that supply planes took high resolution photos of that balloon, eves dropping and picking up radio signals, multiple antennas, attached to the balloon, and solar panels that generated enough power, saying all the spying equipment could work. they also said this balloon is part of a program operated by the chinese military, and that the manufacturer of the balloon is basically part of the chinese defense industry, and is an