Posted on 02/23/2024 3:38:15 PM PST by CFW
U.S. authorities are currently tracking a high-altitude balloon of unknown origin and purpose over American airspace.
The balloon was over Colorado earlier in the day and is travelling east, CBS reported, citing "[s]ources familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity."
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed in a statement that "[i]n close coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected a small balloon at an altitude varying between 43,000-45,000 ft."
"The balloon was intercepted by NORAD fighters over Utah, who determined it was not maneuverable and did not present a threat to national security," the statement continued. "NORAD will continue to track and monitor the balloon. The FAA also determined the balloon posed no hazard to flight safety. NORAD remains in close coordination with the FAA to ensure flight safety."
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It is Balloon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlyERnu7zUw
You dont know ???
Let me inform ya cottin pickin lil ol mind...
It’s the Chinese !!!
The balloon originated in China
(That word ‘China’ In the voice of President Trump)
:)
So why aren’t the locations of this balloon reported by the source of the balloon if it’s not a threat and used just for research?🧐
45,000 isn’t exactly high altitude for a balloon. Stuff I worked on in the 1960s went to 110,000 before the flights were terminated.
No worries once the balloon gets hold of all the info China needs Biden will come out and say “Hey its all good the balloon was shot down” now we know why AT&T went down yesterday
Maybe the 5th Dimension launched it.
Brandon will shoot it down again over the Atlantic
cute....
They know its origin.
They are lying to us once again, as if they ever don’t.
The question is, what’s it doing this time?
“balloon of curious origin turn out to be nothing but air”. fixed it.
“ Maybe the 5th Dimension launched it.”
Yeah…. Mr. Mxyzptlk
And again, NOTHING will be done about this latest incursion of a spy device over US territory, until it has passed out over the sea.
Just the CCP checking out their investments in US infrastructure. Gotta cover the bases.
So why don’t they shoot down the sonofabitch and THEN ask questions??
I would. 40,000 is too close to airliner altitudes.
More fear porn designed to ensure we pass unlimited funding for the military, and keep pushing for war. It doesn’t pass the straight face test that in an era of satellites, China landing something on the dark side of the moon, hundreds of thousands of young Chinese simply walking across the border, all of our universities, laboratories, and tech industry is absolutely full of Chinese nationals, Half of DC having Chinese on their staff, including Joe Biden, that they would need send a balloon to spy on us by launching it in China, and hoping it drifts over the spot they want.
Last week it was Russian space nukes… now this. Any government or DOD ass clown talking about anything other than the border is an idiot and is just distracting us
From the pic shown it looks like it has two equipment bays attached to it. I’m sure the Birdbrain administration will shoot it down once it traverses the US and is half way across the Atlantic Ocean.
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