Back to balloon warfare?

[PeterNSteinmetz]

More information on the balloon. Now they are claiming they were able to check what its transmission capabilities were during its transit.

Downed Chinese balloon was 200 feet tall, U.S. military says

The suspected spy balloon was around four times as tall as the most recent Snoopy balloon at the Macy's parade and over twice the size of last year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Jim Logajan]

And now they've shot down another "object" over Alaska:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sh...7b6ndxek5yz&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Reported to have fallen onto ice. I imagine this is what they find:

 

[Jim Logajan]

Latest news, not surprisingly, is this:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-...zj53fipr7yg&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

"President Biden said the three highflying objects taken down over North America following the shooting down of an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon were likely tied to private companies or related to recreation or scientific research, saying they were removed out of an abundance of caution."

In other words, shoot first and ask questions later.

 

[RandomDroneGuy]

It's actually not the Chinese.

'OK, Take Us To A Different Leader,' Say Exasperated Aliens After Trying To Communicate With Joe Biden

WASHINGTON, DC — An envoy of extraterrestrial beings stifled their frustration and asked to be taken to a different leader after their initial meeting with President Joe Biden left them confused and exasperated, sources say.

babylonbee.com

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

From one extreme to the other - https://aviationweek.com/defense-sp...y-clubs-missing-balloon-feared-shot-down-usaf

 

[RandomDroneGuy]

From one extreme to the other - https://aviationweek.com/defense-sp...y-clubs-missing-balloon-feared-shot-down-usaf

Yeah, I read that earlier. Totally ridiculous. They let a spy balloon loiter over the country for a week, but they're shooting down hobby balloons on sight.

 

[RandomDroneGuy]

 

[Jim Logajan]

The Zeppelins of WWI could have used that!

 

[Jim Logajan]