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'Explosion in the sky' above Billings Montana where Chinese balloon was spotted above U.S. airspace - resident witness jet zoom by followed by trail of smoke
The Daily Mail ^ | Februay 3, 2023 | ronny reyes

Posted on 02/03/2023 5:06:41 PM PST by abb

Residents in Billings, Montana, reported an 'explosion in the sky' after US officials warned of a Chinese spy balloon flying over the region.

Bizarre video of the aftermath shows a trail of smoke in the sky where the balloon was last spotted.

Dolly Moore, who took video of the scene, said she 'saw a jet go by so fast and then explosion in the sky. '

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Montana
KEYWORDS: balloon; boom; chinaspyballoon; explosion; montana
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To: BenLurkin

Mebbe Greg Abbott should raise those all along the southern border.


41 posted on 02/03/2023 5:23:50 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: abb

Just wait the Biden Adminu will give the people no information about the cargo of that balloon. My bet it was a test of a bioweapon system. Biden is weak and feckless and the Chi-Coms were testing his resolve. It is appalling that this balloon was able to go into the US heartland without being shot down. What is to stop the Iranians or North Koreans from now doing the same? This is an impeachable offense.


42 posted on 02/03/2023 5:24:40 PM PST by The Great RJ
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To: Steven Scharf

SIGINT


43 posted on 02/03/2023 5:24:45 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: abb

President Trump wins again.

He’s been calling for this Chinese spy balloon to be blown up. Xoe Biden has been burying his head in the sand.

Finally action has been taken.


44 posted on 02/03/2023 5:24:46 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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To: abb

45 posted on 02/03/2023 5:24:54 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: abb

Did we shoot it down or did the Chinese destroy it to eliminate evidence?


46 posted on 02/03/2023 5:25:25 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: abb

Multiple balloons, as in a biological attack?


47 posted on 02/03/2023 5:25:51 PM PST by Reno89519 (DeSantis or Anyone But Trump in 2024. Time for Trump to Retire, Spend Time With His Family.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

48 posted on 02/03/2023 5:28:09 PM PST by abb
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To: abb

Took flucking long enough!!!!!


49 posted on 02/03/2023 5:28:14 PM PST by gathersnomoss (LIVE FREE OR DIE)
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To: silent majority rising
I was hoping they could attach a tow line and drag it down so we can find out everything about it

I doubt if there is anything too sophisticated aboard that balloon. The Chinese wouldn't risk putting any advanced technology in there in the event we did recover it. The Chinese know they couldn't fly this thing through our airspace undetected. My guess is this is literally a "trial balloon" to see what our response would be.

50 posted on 02/03/2023 5:28:17 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: silent majority rising

Yes me too.


51 posted on 02/03/2023 5:28:37 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Canada probably cant shoot anything thigh high up.


52 posted on 02/03/2023 5:30:01 PM PST by wgmalabama (Censored!)
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To: Spktyr

Strpped out of old Ford Populars.....


53 posted on 02/03/2023 5:30:11 PM PST by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: abb

Not sure if this means anything, but The Marine Air Base in Beaufort, SC is lined with military police at all entrances.


54 posted on 02/03/2023 5:30:19 PM PST by Toespi
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To: McGruff

‘Dolly’ should have been saying “call my agent..” heh


55 posted on 02/03/2023 5:30:38 PM PST by shadowlands1960 (We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
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To: silent majority rising

That would involve logic and intelligence. Biden goes from doing nothing to redneck “blowing stuff up”.


56 posted on 02/03/2023 5:30:51 PM PST by plain talk
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To: abb

Thanks for posting.


57 posted on 02/03/2023 5:31:34 PM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Steven Scharf

It was a test. They wanted to assess how we’d react.


58 posted on 02/03/2023 5:31:54 PM PST by shadowlands1960 (We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
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To: abb

So, that first Chinese Balloon is still floating within our borders, no particular place to go.
C’mon, Joe. Be better!


59 posted on 02/03/2023 5:32:47 PM PST by lee martell
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To: abb

This is actually pretty scary.

There are slow moving Chinese projectiles being shot out of the sky over American soil. Dramatic video’s of the meteoric smoke trail over american suburbia. It’s easy for the brain to translate that into what a first strike nuclear attack might look like.


60 posted on 02/03/2023 5:33:15 PM PST by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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