[Antoninus]

"These balloons also offered a vehicle for germ warfare if the Japanese had decided to employ this weapon."

Just sayin...

[Lurker]

“These were the only known fatalities occurring within the United States during World War II as a direct result of enemy action.”

Incorrect.

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[for-q-clinton]

Democrats like to keep their failures secret.

[mass55th]

In WWI, the Germans dropped bombs on London from zeppelins.

[Rio]

I’m about 25 miles from the Bly, Oregon balloon bomb site.

[The Sons of Liberty]

"These balloons also offered a vehicle for germ warfare if the Japanese had decided to employ this weapon."

My first thought when it was spotted was "The Chicoms and bringing us Comrade Dr Fow-Chi's latest virus from Wuhan. And Pedo Joe let it cross the Country to spread it.

[algore]

What if the chineese govt just were not interested in having Blinkin come to their country.

I dont believe our govt knew there was a balloon until someone saw and reported it and they backtracked it.

[cgbg]

I remember seeing somewhere claims that there were biological agents on at least some of the Japanese balloons—but the government kept that very secret to avoid panic.

[CommerceComet]

My grandfather’s logging company found one of these on Latour Creek in Northern Idaho about 30 miles ESE of Coeur d’Alene. It was an incendiary type but hadn’t ignited. They reported it and the military retrieved it and told them to stay quiet about it because they didn’t want the Japanese to gather any information.

[Mean Daddy]

One went off in the Dundee area in Omaha. There’s a commemorative plaque at the location.

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3171

[murron]

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