As big as that balloon was it would have drifted for days. They were lying about its size being only the length of 3 school buses. After they blasted it with a sidewinder missile it took nearly an hour to hit the ocean. I drove to the ocean about 5 miles from me and talked to the hotel staff and he told me he gave up watching it after 15 minutes. It drifted at least 5 miles down the coast on the way down even torn to shreds.

Reports said the plane was flying at 58,000 feet when it fired at the balloon which was at 65,000 feet. This website puts the maximum altitude of the F22 at 60,000 feet.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-22-specs.htm#:~:text=The%20F-22%20and%20other%20fighters%20can,jets%20can%20perform%20tactical%20maneuvers.%20Speed.&text=The%20F-22%20and%20other,perform%20tactical%20maneuvers.%20Speed.&text=and%20other%20fighters%20can,jets%20can%20perform%20tactical

As big as that balloon was it would have drifted for days. They were lying about its size being only the length of 3 school buses. After they blasted it with a sidewinder missile it took nearly an hour to hit the ocean. I drove to the ocean about 5 miles from me and talked to the hotel staff and he told me he gave up watching it after 15 minutes. It drifted at least 5 miles down the coast on the way down even torn to shreds.