moment there, the air force and u.s. northern command launched f22 fighter jets out of langley air force base in hampton, virginia, towards this air craft, as well as a number of other support aircraft, f15s, as well as tankers to re-few the operation according to a senior defenses operation. they fired an an a9 sidewinder, heat seeking short range, single shot, single kill. you can see the jet. there's the f22 on the left that pierced the balloon, and the payload that was under it came falling down from a height of 60 to 65000 feet, according to a senior defense official. the f22 that fired that shot was just below it at 58000 feet. would feel wolf? >> so what happens text, orin? i understand the u.s. military as to recover what's left of the balloon and what was inside? >> exactly. this goes from shooting it down to see what intelligence you can