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Report: Air Force F-16 That Shot Down Object Over Lake Huron Missed on Its First Attempt – First Missile Still Hasn’t Been Located
The Gateway Pundit ^
| February 13, 2023
| Cristina Laila
Posted on 02/13/2023 5:12:24 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
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The pilot was either a diversity hire or the target had deflector shields and caused the heat seeking $400,000.00 sidewinder to go astray.
To: Macho MAGA Man
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:13:30 PM PST
by
xp38
To: All
What do i even pay my tax dollars for
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:14:21 PM PST
by
escapefromboston
(Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
To: xp38
Bigfoot is making an IED with it as we speak.
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:15:05 PM PST
by
blackdog
((Z28.310) Forget "Global Warming", new grants are for "Galaxy Dimming")
To: Macho MAGA Man
Prepare to duck on July 4th.
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:16:19 PM PST
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: Macho MAGA Man
The pilot was very good actually.
The problem is a sidewinders is not remotely designed to shoot a balloon (or whatever this was).
Depending on the model of SW, there was probably considerable issue getting it on target.
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:16:27 PM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Macho MAGA Man
It was a trans-balloon, it self identified as a cloud, and the first missile went right through it.
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:16:27 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
To: Macho MAGA Man
Really? 400K? what the heck, that’s for one missile?
Outrageous.
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:16:48 PM PST
by
redshawk
( I want my red balloon. https://youtu.be/VexKSRKoWQY)
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To: Macho MAGA Man
Absolutely crazy to be shooting multi-thousand dollar missiles at a stink’n balloon - and then missing.
To: dayglored
To: Macho MAGA Man
I thought the sidewinder was a cheap by Pentagon standards infrared missile.
A balloon probably doesn’t normally have an engine running hot.
To: iontheball
Actually it wasn’t a balloon. It was an Octagon type craft.
To: redshawk
Block II Sidewinder is 398k a pop. Jets are around 85k an hour to operate.
China can eat our defense budget up by launching a few thousand balloons that probably cost less than a grand each.
This is absurd. Yes, they should have shot the big one down and maybe these too but watching our politicians act like we don’t spy our asses off too is comical.
Big distraction...... it’s almost like a “sports controversy” on ESPN radio.
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:22:42 PM PST
by
volunbeer
(We are living 2nd Thessalonians)
To: xp38
Funny. Oh Canadia....
Here’s an interesting roundup of things about “no form of propulsion visible” and so on....
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64620798
If they can fly without vapor trails or smoke or whirring propellers then we can drive super no visible propulsion cars without electricity or gasoline. If we buy them in another galaxy. Maybe the Ford Galaxie 500 in a solar system in Andromeda.
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:23:02 PM PST
by
frank ballenger
(You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
To: Macho MAGA Man
How do you miss a stationary target?
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:23:02 PM PST
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: iontheball
It’s like Iraq, we spend 3+ trillion and got nothing but death and debt.
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:23:43 PM PST
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dayglored
Good call. I’m sure you’re right.
To: Macho MAGA Man
RE: It was an Octagon type craft.
Yes, running with no detectable form of propulsion.
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:24:44 PM PST
by
frank ballenger
(You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
To: Macho MAGA Man
One of the super bowl flyover pilots no doubt 😏
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posted on
02/13/2023 5:25:43 PM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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