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Chinese Spy Balloon

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  • AxtremusA Axtremus

    @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.

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    @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.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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          They got a close up.

          F2109289-BB2E-4724-A67F-639E69D334E0.jpeg

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • MikM Mik

            They got a close up.

            F2109289-BB2E-4724-A67F-639E69D334E0.jpeg

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            @Mik said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

            They got a close up.

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            The Brad

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              Yeah totally an accidental weather balloon.

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                And nuclear sites of interest:

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                  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.

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                    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.

                    I was only joking

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      Is this something?

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        jon-nyc
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                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                        • George KG George K

                          Is this something?

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                          @George-K said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                          Is this something?

                          A weather balloon shooting down an F16.

                          Or maybe vice versa.

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                            Only non-witches get due process.

                            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              5860DBAD-D6C4-4712-AE80-3EA68EF472EF.jpeg

                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                BA34BD81-ED5D-460F-A7A6-ECBB70A0FEAF.jpeg

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  Perfect meme fodder.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          @jon-nyc said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                                          Nice of us to wait until it had gotten all the pictures it needed.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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