[pfflier]

That woman reporting “seeing a jet go by” then a massive explosion in the sky,

That may well have been a sonic boom. Any A-A missile would have a 44 pound warhead which wouldn't create a "massive explosion" if detonated at 60K feet.

All that considered, whatever the payload on the balloon was may have exploded when hit by a missile.

Can't wait for more details.

[House Atreides]

“ That may well have been a sonic boom”
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Watch her video. A sonic boom doesn’t create a flash.

[steve86]

Sonic booms don’t create intense flashes in the sky.

[Spktyr]

That depends on what the lifting gas was in the balloon. If it was hydrogen, the missile could have ignited it.