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US military shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean
Fox News ^ | February 4, 2023 2:39pm EST | Adam Sabes

Posted on 02/04/2023 11:47:11 AM PST by conservative98

The U.S. military has shot down the Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean.

While the balloon was off the coast of South Carolina, the balloon was shot down by the U.S. military on Saturday afternoon, according to Fox News sources

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atlantic; balloon; china; chinese; goooh; letsgobrandon; q; r; russia; shot; spartansixdelta; spy; spyballoon; usmilitary
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To: conservative98

and Joe continues to bat 1000 on foul-ups.his decisions are always wrong. if this is his response to a BALLOON,, God help us if we confront a really serious situation.


21 posted on 02/04/2023 11:54:53 AM PST by avital2
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To: conservative98

Meanwhile the never Trumpers will say the same bs they always say about Trump and never get a clue.

This is the shi**** president the U.S. ever had and the left is the biggest bunch of clueless morons still.


22 posted on 02/04/2023 11:55:01 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: toddausauras
Meanwhile the reds got what they needed.

My suspicion is that the thing was loaded with COVID-23 and they were hoping we'd shoot it down over land.
23 posted on 02/04/2023 11:55:11 AM PST by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: toddausauras

There were military planes tracking it.

Would they not have simply jammed to radio signals from the balloon?

Jamming has been done since WWII.


24 posted on 02/04/2023 11:55:11 AM PST by packagingguy
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To: Raycpa

Our lies are subject to our own disinformation strategies.


25 posted on 02/04/2023 11:55:21 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Forget "Global Warming", new grants are for "Galaxy Dimming")
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To: conservative98

Nobody f’s with a Biden!


26 posted on 02/04/2023 11:55:21 AM PST by spiffy
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To: oldvirginian; LS; Liz; SunkenCiv; Red Badger; Kaslin; BenLurkin

And, oh by the way, so NOTHING can be recovered and used to analyze what had been surveyed and what the instruments were. What the transmitter(s) , what the accuracy and focus style and methods of the active and receivers and cameras.


27 posted on 02/04/2023 11:55:36 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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To: conservative98

What an embarrassment.


28 posted on 02/04/2023 11:55:52 AM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: conservative98

29 posted on 02/04/2023 11:56:00 AM PST by StAnDeliver (Tanned, rested, and ready.)
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To: conservative98

Later tonight, the dead start rising from their graves after whatever the balloon was dispersing soaks in.

;)


30 posted on 02/04/2023 11:56:18 AM PST by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: spiffy

Well put.


31 posted on 02/04/2023 11:56:37 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Drew68

Biden thought it was Corn Pop.


32 posted on 02/04/2023 11:57:12 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice
Yep- how many military bases and missile silos did it fly over.

China has a fleet of satellites with some of the most advance cameras available looking down at us constantly from space.

I can't imagine this balloon saw anything that these satellites haven't already seen.

Maybe, perhaps, it actually was a weather balloon?

Just because the Chinese lie most of the time doesn't mean they lie all of the time.

Anyhow, we should know soon enough. I'm confident it'll be recovered. We've got plenty of Navy assets operating in the area.

33 posted on 02/04/2023 11:57:34 AM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: packagingguy

We have many military aircraft leaving contrails here over the past hour or so - suburbs of DC.


34 posted on 02/04/2023 11:57:49 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: dynachrome

35 posted on 02/04/2023 11:58:13 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Right Brother

This was a trial balloon. The next one?


36 posted on 02/04/2023 11:58:33 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: toddausauras

Maybe not, hopefully we got a compass call flight near it and fried the electronics before it got to the mainland. However I have no faith in our military leadership now.


37 posted on 02/04/2023 11:58:44 AM PST by Arkansas Tider (Army EOD (Ret))
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To: conservative98

Should have been shot down over the PACIFIC.


38 posted on 02/04/2023 11:58:55 AM PST by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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Video from Twitter, of the air-to-air missile fired from an F-22 Raptor.
39 posted on 02/04/2023 11:59:11 AM PST by StAnDeliver (Tanned, rested, and ready.)
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To: conservative98

Still weak….


40 posted on 02/04/2023 11:59:18 AM PST by wardamneagle
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