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  • 89th8 Offline
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    89th
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    #16

    Or just shoot a laser at it LOL

    China says it's a weather balloon that drifted off course. Rolling eyes...

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    • MikM Mik

      Put a tailhook on an F15 (ceiling 65K) and bring it down.

      AxtremusA Offline
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      #17

      @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.

      George KG 1 Reply Last reply
      • markM Offline
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        #18

        I find it hilarious that such a low tech device can get around all of the technology we have.

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        • markM mark

          I find it hilarious that such a low tech device can get around all of the technology we have.

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          Axtremus
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          #19

          @mark It's like saying a hand written note passed from person to person can evade the most advanced of network firewalls and cyber blockades. :man-shrugging:

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          • AxtremusA Axtremus

            @mark It's like saying a hand written note passed from person to person can evade the most advanced of network firewalls and cyber blockades. :man-shrugging:

            markM Offline
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            #20

            @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.

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            • CopperC Offline
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              #21

              I assume the balloon is dropping viruses as it goes.

              It is more efficient than bats.

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              • George KG Offline
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                George K
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                #22

                NRO: Red Zeppelin.

                "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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                • 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.

                  George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #23

                  @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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                  • MikM Away
                    MikM Away
                    Mik
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                    #24

                    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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                    • jon-nycJ Offline
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                      #25

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      • MikM Away
                        MikM Away
                        Mik
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #26

                        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

                          LuFins DadL Offline
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                          LuFins Dad
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #27

                          @Mik said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                          They got a close up.

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

                          alt text

                          The Brad

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                          • 89th8 Offline
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                            #28

                            Yeah totally an accidental weather balloon.

                            DAFBA762-0D80-423E-A823-C77CB4EA7F3D.jpeg

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                            • 89th8 Offline
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                              89th
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                              #29

                              And nuclear sites of interest:

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                              • RainmanR Offline
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                                Rainman
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                                #30

                                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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                                • Doctor PhibesD Online
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                                  Doctor Phibes
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                                  #31

                                  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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                                    George K
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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-nycJ Offline
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                                      jon-nyc
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                                      #33

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                      • George KG George K

                                        Is this something?

                                        CopperC Offline
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                                        Copper
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #34

                                        @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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                                          C2411D51-6470-4B07-9776-2B721C080264.jpeg

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

                                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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