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FAA closes airspace in Montana to 'support Department of Defense activities'
Fox News ^ | February 11, 2023 | Andrew Mark Miller

Posted on 02/11/2023 5:27:57 PM PST by John W

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Saturday it has issued a temporary flight restriction over a portion of Montana shortly after an unidentified object was shot down over Canada.

"The FAA closed some airspace in Montana to support Department of Defense activities," the FAA told Fox News Digital in a statement on Saturday evening.

The airspace being closed down is in the area around Havre, Montana not far from the U.S. border with Canada.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dod; faa; montana; ufoafterspyballoon
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1 posted on 02/11/2023 5:27:57 PM PST by John W
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They’re expecting a UAP Tic-Tac incursion like the USS Nimitz Battle Group experienced when they violated their airspace.


2 posted on 02/11/2023 5:31:01 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
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“...Go balloons! Go balloons! Where are the forking balloons??? GO BALLOONS!!!...”


3 posted on 02/11/2023 5:31:08 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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They’re putting on a big remote controlled model plane event at the fairgrounds. Drones, too. Have to clear air space.

Or, an alien craft invasion coordinated with the Chinese.


4 posted on 02/11/2023 5:31:42 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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5 posted on 02/11/2023 5:32:12 PM PST by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Disclose.tv
@disclosetv

JUST IN - United States closes airspace over north central Montana, NOTAM states “national defense airspace.”

6:50 PM · Feb 11, 2023


6 posted on 02/11/2023 5:32:12 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
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To: John W

Wasn’t the shoot down over”Northern Canada”?

My Geography is a little hazy, but isn’t Montana a wee south of Northern Canada…


7 posted on 02/11/2023 5:32:48 PM PST by EEGator
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To: John W
For reference.


8 posted on 02/11/2023 5:34:03 PM PST by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: BradyLS

(In case you’re wondering. From almost 20 years ago...)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9FTtIbkTWTY


9 posted on 02/11/2023 5:36:26 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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Flightradar24 shows a USAF tanker circling the area. Must be re-fueling something(s).


10 posted on 02/11/2023 5:36:39 PM PST by Species8472 (Don't celebrate sin!)
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To: EEGator

Yeah, I read today’s shoot down was over The Yukon.

Is this newly closed airspace along the path of last week’s balloon? Could the balloon have dropped something there?


11 posted on 02/11/2023 5:37:26 PM PST by Kipp
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.... Just heard that the US Airforce 77th Balloon Squadron has been deployed. This should get interesting.

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12 posted on 02/11/2023 5:38:07 PM PST by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: EEGator

I wonder if that’s where they expect the wreckage of whatever it was to come down, given wind currents way, way, up there.


13 posted on 02/11/2023 5:38:20 PM PST by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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The fbi is corrupt, the doj is corrupt and now national defense can’t get their shit straight. Sounds like Joe Biden and Kamala are in charge. We have open borders so the chinese can come right in.


14 posted on 02/11/2023 5:38:58 PM PST by George J. Jetso
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To: John W

There was a report of two balloons earlier tonight.


15 posted on 02/11/2023 5:40:24 PM PST by rdl6989 ( )
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Not sure what to say about this.

@RepRosendale I am in direct contact with NORCOM and monitoring the latest issue over Havre and the northern border. Airspace is closed due to an object that could interfere with commercial air traffic — the DOD will resume efforts to observe and ground the object in the morning.


16 posted on 02/11/2023 5:42:40 PM PST by John W (W)
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To: McGruff

Based on my experience with ew ,I would say these ballon’s are being used to evaluate our air defense system in NA and see how effective their counter measures are. Updating their Electronic Warfare Order of Battle. Locations and types of all out air warfare detection systems.


17 posted on 02/11/2023 5:42:53 PM PST by 5inch38gunner
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The Chinese are sneaky. All the balloon-busting vets from WW1 are long gone. So we have to over-kill them to bring them down.


18 posted on 02/11/2023 5:43:18 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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They (China) are probably laughing at the lack of response time. How many miles has it flown into Montana? With all this activity and I’m expecting more to come, what’s this lapse of tight security we’d expect we should have in this country?


19 posted on 02/11/2023 5:46:44 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: R_Kangel

😂


20 posted on 02/11/2023 5:49:39 PM PST by Ros42
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