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Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US, officials say
Yahoo News ^ | 2/2/23 | MARTHA RADDATZ and LUIS MARTINEZ

Posted on 02/02/2023 5:49:33 PM PST by rod5591

A massive spy balloon believed to be from China was seen above Montana on Thursday and is being tracked as it flies across the continental United States, with President Joe Biden ultimately deciding against "military options" because of the risk to civilians, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 202302; aerospace; airsamples; airsampling; balloon; china; chinesespies; isotopes; montana; nationaldefense; russia; russianspies; skyevent; spies; spyballoon; spying
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To: shadowlands1960

“Jessie Watters was saying Biden ordered the military to shoot it down and they refused. I don’t know his source.”

Yeah, I’d like to know his source. It’s an intrusion of our national borders by an aircraft of an adversary who has been making threats against us. Take it out.


61 posted on 02/02/2023 6:59:59 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: rod5591

They have sattillites, why do they need a balloon?


62 posted on 02/02/2023 7:02:28 PM PST by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: mikey_hates_everything

I’ve been wondering that too. What virus/chemical warfare are they going to drop on us?


63 posted on 02/02/2023 7:04:09 PM PST by Shortstop7
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To: rod5591
As I understand it, President Biden doesn't want to bring the balloon down in a remote area because it risks causing casualties on the ground.

Gravity being what it is, the free-roaming balloon will always pose something of a risk and should be taken down in a planned way while still over a remote area.

Why wait until it is over a densely populated area where this unguided balloon could fail and fall into a major city?

I'm starting to have questions about the President's thought process.

64 posted on 02/02/2023 7:19:30 PM PST by jeffersondem
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To: shadowlands1960
“Jessie Watters was saying Biden ordered the military to shoot it down and they refused. I don't know his source.”

One of our top military men has an agreement with Red China not to let the president do anything without giving the enemy an advance notice.

65 posted on 02/02/2023 7:23:11 PM PST by jeffersondem
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To: rod5591

The Chinese balloon is returning Biden’s confidential records.


66 posted on 02/02/2023 7:34:17 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Leaning Right

I beat you to it. See post 6.


67 posted on 02/02/2023 7:35:00 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
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To: rod5591

Currently, no one knows what that very large balloon is carrying. The Air Force should snag it like they do for returning satellites and have a look see.


68 posted on 02/02/2023 7:37:48 PM PST by chuckr (Barack Hussein Obama - A Legend In His Own Mind)
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To: rod5591

They should have terminated that thing before it entered US air space.


69 posted on 02/02/2023 7:44:05 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: Husker24

Satellites cannot take air samples over a particular site, whereas a balloon could.


70 posted on 02/02/2023 7:45:27 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: rod5591
believed to be from China

Believed to be? By whom?

In this age of Mockingbird eneMedia and ubiquitous FalseFlags, take nothing verbatim from Yahoo nor from ABC...

71 posted on 02/02/2023 7:46:31 PM PST by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: chuckr

But we will continue to search little old ladies’ shoes at the airport. Sheesh.


72 posted on 02/02/2023 7:47:50 PM PST by Shortstop7
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To: Husker24

Balloons have long been used to conduct air sampling for radioactive isotopes. They can also collect samples to test for biological agents.


73 posted on 02/02/2023 7:54:58 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: ought-six

Bio weapon….


74 posted on 02/02/2023 8:21:29 PM PST by dragonblustar (WEF = World Economic Fascists. )
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To: Husker24

The Ballon is Bidens to get Hunters laptop off the news


75 posted on 02/02/2023 8:23:14 PM PST by al baby (Yes he did he said how come i wasnt invited )
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To: rod5591
New images coming in:



76 posted on 02/02/2023 8:36:38 PM PST by shadowlands1960 (We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
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To: dragnet2

>The story smells like carp.

Agreed. It’s a balloon, not a mosquito… nobody has a picture??


77 posted on 02/02/2023 8:40:32 PM PST by No.6
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To: rod5591

What a bizarre story. And the most bizarre part is that our Pentagon has chosen to do nothing. In no other generation or presidency would this have been allowed to happen. You can bet we’ve been tracking it before it touched US soil in Alaska. And yet, here we are.


78 posted on 02/02/2023 8:51:34 PM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

You know Bidet* told them to stand down.

Much like Øbowel and PIAPS did with Benghazi.


79 posted on 02/02/2023 8:57:00 PM PST by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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To: doorgunner69

Yeah...whatever.

So they SAY.


80 posted on 02/02/2023 9:01:18 PM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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