Posted on 02/12/2023 3:38:19 PM PST by Conservativetpa
A U.S. F-16 shot down another “unidentified object” in the Canadian airspace above Lake Huron on Feb. 12, 2023.
This downing was announced by a congresswoman Rep. Elissa Slotkin on Twitter.
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Rhombus? ;-)
Yes, but they have FAA approval for that and they are (supposed to be) tracked. Also, several mentions of these things being at altitudes much lower than 80k, potentially interfering with commercial aircraft.
Not that this is the only source for Ham balloon flight information, but there is nothing showing as having launched in the past 10 days or anything coming up in the near future. https://flights.arhab.org/
I don’t believe it.
They are trying to save face from getting pussywhipped by China with their ballon.
It’s the dodecahedrons shaped ones the Chinese have to worry about. They are used to slay Dragons.
Hehe, vary bad joke.
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Balloon launches involve notifying the FAA prior to launch and immediately prior to launch to ensure no issues with commercial and military aircraft.
To launch without such notification is very dangerous and no doubt illegal.
Not sure how else government can deal with such activities other than what they have been doing.
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True, but if it is something from China, and our military doesn’t go after it, then think how much outrage people will have over them for not doing anything. Just last week, people were screaming about them letting that balloon fly from Montana to South Carolina.
So they’re stupid if it’s nothing, but incompetent if it is some spy device or weapon. And when it comes to our defense, I could understand them using caution and shooting it down.
So it wasn’t a radar anomaly after all. Early radar in 1941 picked up the incoming air attack on Pearl Harbor. Were told it was friendlies by higher ups.
Chopsticks.
Personally I think that Affirmative Action Austin and Rainbow Milley, along with all the rest of the wokies in the military high command, are flat-out lying to us.
Our troops are the best! Their commanders... not so much.
As with the FBI, they’re planning and practicing for the day when we the people become the enemy of the state.
Sphere or Cube
When you launch a high altitude balloon you are supposed to file a notice/plan with the FAA. Did this when I helped my wife launch a balloon for a class she was teaching.
Life boat raft filled with hydrogen. Imagine thousands of these inflatables launched, costing hundreds of millions to shoot down. High powered lasers can do better for pennies.
Too have some fun and watch the dems cringe we should all go out and buy some surplus weather balloons. Pick a date and we can all launch on the same day.
My money is on a tessellation of a hyperbolic 3-space, probably an order-4 dodecahedral honeycomb.
Good luck getting enough helium.
I guess we could generate Hydrogen though, and make for a better flash when Ace Biden shoots at them.
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