Those other ballons

17 February 2023, 23:14

Aspen Hill Adventures

Those other ballons

Is this why 0biden does not want to disclose what the last three 'objects' could be? Expensive shooting. Seems our professionals would know what these things are? Incompetence?

quote:
...One of the UFOs shot down last weekend by the US Air Force with a $400,000 missile may have simply been a $12 balloon belonging to an Illinois enthusiast club, a report said.

The Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade told Aviation Week on Thursday that it fears one of its diligently tracked gasbags that recently went missing was the mystery object taken out by the military over Canada on Saturday.

The Pico Balloon — a silver-coated, cylindrically shaped object — reported its last position at 38,910 feet off the west coast of Alaska on Friday.

By Saturday, based on the balloon’s projected path, it would have been over the central part of the Yukon Territory around the same time a military Lockheed Martin F-22 shot down an unidentified object of a similar description and altitude in the same area of Canada, the outlet reported.

The NIBBB — a group of enthusiasts dedicated to creating, releasing and tracking homemade balloons — declared its K9YO device “missing in action” on Saturday.

The K9YO balloon had circumnavigated the globe six times during a 123-day span before its tracking device went dark Friday. Such balloons usually float around until they’re brought down by bad weather or damaged...

PICO balloons

17 February 2023, 23:19

wymple

Explain it to us, Madam insider

18 February 2023, 00:04

crbutler

All I can see is that he is responding to internal polling that his mistake re the Chinese balloon early on has made him overreact to avoid the same criticism and its cumulative effects.

No reason we couldn’t vector a plane to get a visual on these objects before deciding if it is a problem.

18 February 2023, 01:32

JTEX

quote:
Originally posted by crbutler:
All I can see is that he is responding to internal polling that his mistake re the Chinese balloon early on has made him overreact to avoid the same criticism and its cumulative effects.

No reason we couldn’t vector a plane to get a visual on these objects before deciding if it is a problem.

This^^^^^^^^^

Poor old goofy joe is just.....lost.....

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18 February 2023, 02:57

theback40

All those rightwingers on NPR discussed just what Ann posted on their news hour. If someone gave wymple a clue, he would drop it.

18 February 2023, 02:57

wymple

I'm pretty sure that would be a military process and they would know as much as possible before Joe had to tell them anything.

18 February 2023, 04:08

bluefish

At least they'll have a good story to tell at the summer picnic...

18 February 2023, 06:14

TomP

quote:
Originally posted by crbutler:
All I can see is that he is responding to internal polling that his mistake re the Chinese balloon early on has made him overreact to avoid the same criticism and its cumulative effects.

No reason we couldn’t vector a plane to get a visual on these objects before deciding if it is a problem.

Or a big telescope. Basic Eddie Eagle, identify your target, and the background...