But weren’t they just ‘really’ balloons? Let’s call a spade and spade... There are lots and lots of balloons out there.
That said, our military pilots aren't stupid. They are well-trained observers (to the tune of millions of $'s) and they can tell the difference between balloons and other airborne devices.
That said, these pilots aren't as well-trained as most Freepers at drawing the most accurate conclusions. And Freepers are much smarter than these fellers whose only job is to "drive" these simple jets.
Freepers vs military jet pilots? Who is better trained at identifying anomalous things floating around in the sky?
...and some of them can go really fast.
Chinese balloons?