Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

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Re: Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby hard h2o on Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:08 pm

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Re: Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby rtk on Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:21 pm

And we will never hear the the full story on what was recovered or what the capabilities were of devices on board the craft.
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Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby dismal on Wed Feb 08, 2023 5:13 pm

rtk wrote:And we will never hear the the full story on what was recovered or what the capabilities were of devices on board the craft.


I’m ok with that, if it means we keep the Chinese guessing about what we figured out.
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Re: Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby xd ED on Wed Feb 08, 2023 6:12 pm

The navy has released a couple of photos.
The first is of the debris recovery.
The second had a GPS Tag from somewhere over Tennessee.

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Re: Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby Holland&Holland on Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:39 am

dismal wrote:
rtk wrote:And we will never hear the the full story on what was recovered or what the capabilities were of devices on board the craft.


I’m ok with that, if it means we keep the Chinese guessing about what we figured out.

Just order one on Amazon.
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Re: Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby Bearcatrp on Sun Feb 12, 2023 8:13 pm

Sure would suck if these dam balloons are filled with a bio weapon. Just read China is stating a balloon over their country. So is this the new weapon of choice, sending rubbers by air for a bunch of pricks?
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Re: Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby xd ED on Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:42 am

Holland&Holland wrote:
dismal wrote:
rtk wrote:And we will never hear the the full story on what was recovered or what the capabilities were of devices on board the craft.


I’m ok with that, if it means we keep the Chinese guessing about what we figured out.

Just order one on Amazon.


They just popped a 3rd one over Lk Huron.
I'm beginning to wonder if these are in fact Amazon delivery vehicles...maybe they decided on balloons, rather than drones, and are dropping shipping crap directly from China
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Re: Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby xd ED on Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:31 am

The 'truth' is out there:

USAF General Makes Surprising Comments About the Recent Objects That Have Been Shot Down - Townhall.com

U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck would not rule out the possibility that the three recent objects shot down over North American airspace were extraterrestrial, telling reporters the military does not currently know what they are or how they stay afloat....
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Re: Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby Jackpine Savage on Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:18 am

Keep an eye on the man behind the curtain.
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Re: Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby Rip Van Winkle on Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:22 am

Bearcatrp wrote:Sure would suck if these dam balloons are filled with a bio weapon.

It would suck even more if they were low yield nukes designed for maximum EMP burst.
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Re: Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US

Postby Lumpy on Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:22 am

xd ED wrote:The 'truth' is out there:

USAF General Makes Surprising Comments About the Recent Objects That Have Been Shot Down - Townhall.com

U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck would not rule out the possibility that the three recent objects shot down over North American airspace were extraterrestrial, telling reporters the military does not currently know what they are or how they stay afloat....


I'm pretty sure he was just being :roll: and giving a more polite response than saying "bull****". Considering we KNOW that one of the recent objects WAS a balloon.
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