NEW : We will share some information on shootdown with China . Pentagon : ` ` High level of confidence '' Aircraft scored direct hit on fuel tank . That move adds to evidence the U.S. acted Wednesday strictly to guard against the prospect of a potential disaster , Cartwright said . Officials see no debris larger than a football , general says . Pentagon : Most aircraft will burn up on re - entry within two days .
NEW : We will share some information on shootdown with China . Pentagon : ` ` High level of confidence '' Aircraft scored direct hit on fuel tank . Officials see no debris larger than a football , general says . Pentagon : Most aircraft will burn up on re - entry within two days .