Are we not able to get our satellites up in orbit to locate these unidentified balloons and see every millimeter of it? Why or why not? Seems like we should be able to
“Are we not able to get our satellites up in orbit to locate these unidentified balloons and see every millimeter of it? Why or why not? Seems like we should be able to”
Yes, the surveillance satellites do identify moving objects, big and small, using AI to process the reams of data. Unimportant or natural objects (like waves or flocks of geese) are filtered out, and a select few are identified as objects of interest. And fewer yet are identified as “threats”. But this is NRO top secret information and would not ordinarily be passed down to the military without a high-level order to do so.