Chinese Spy Balloon

[mark]

@Axtremus No, it's not like that at all. Isn't NORAD and the FAA watching our airspace all the way to space? I was always under the impression that they were doing that since before I was even born.

[Copper]

I assume the balloon is dropping viruses as it goes.

It is more efficient than bats.

[George K]

NRO: Red Zeppelin.

[George K]

@Axtremus said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

@Mik said in Chinese Spy Balloon:
Put a tailhook on an F15 (ceiling 65K) and bring it down.

I thought I read somewhere that the balloon was (is?) floating at a very high altitude, possibly higher than can be reached by conventional military aircrafts.

OK, so put a tailhook on a U2.

[Mik]

It's floating around 60,000 feet. The F15 will be fine.

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

They got a close up.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

They got a close up.

[89th]

Yeah totally an accidental weather balloon.

[89th]

And nuclear sites of interest:

[Rainman]

I've seen some of those missile sites, there is nothing to see, at least for the Titan III that are all underground.
And if there were something to see, it's been seen decades ago. Matter of fact, I think there have been several forum members that have toured Davis-Monthan as well as tours of the missile museums.

[Doctor Phibes]

I'm thinking the main reason to do this isn't actually to gather intelligence, but to send some kind of message and also to see how the US reacts.

[George K]

Is this something?

[jon-nyc]

[Copper]

@George-K said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

Is this something?

A weather balloon shooting down an F16.

Or maybe vice versa.

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

Perfect meme fodder.

[George K]