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Old 02-14-2023, 07:26 PM   #221
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Well that theory makes no sense since all commercial and research balloons have to have transponders, of which none of these three objects has any (none of them responded). They were all also within proximity to sensitive DoD locations. Both of these factors contributed to them being shot down.

Should wait for confirmation (or at least an alibi).
You should call the White House and share this information with them. Clearly they don’t have any commercial or research balloon experts on staff and are in desperate need of one.
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This was the information that was shared with Rep. Jeff Jackson and others in a congressional briefing with Gen. VanHerck, the Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Jackson has shared a review of this information publicly (and in an unclassified status this afternoon).
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If there were no transponders, that would explain why no one wanted to come forward to take ownership. It's likely an offense of some kind.
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Old 02-14-2023, 07:35 PM   #224
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“We must keep all possibilities in mind and all options open. China? North Korea? Something not of this world, perhaps?”

“Privately owned balloon?”

“Except that one.”
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Private could mean anything.

But flying unresponsive objects close to sensitive facilities doesn't sound like the actions of normal corporations, organizations or academia. There's probably severe penalties for doing things like that.

And the US firing $400k missiles is not a low fidelity response to such corporate chicanery.

Could be nefarious groups as much as nefarious nations.
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Liking my sinister global cabal call last page more and more.

Antarctic nazis with flying saucers are back on the menu boys!
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So if I fly my drone too high, are F-18s going to come and shoot it down?
Yes????
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Private could mean anything.

But flying unresponsive objects close to sensitive facilities doesn't sound like the actions of normal corporations, organizations or academia. There's probably severe penalties for doing things like that.

And the US firing $400k missiles is not a low fidelity response to such corporate chicanery.

Could be nefarious groups as much as nefarious nations.
Lizard people? ####, don’t tell Locke
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I take issue with the thread title.

'Spy Balloons' is erroneous.

We know they're balloons, only the 'spying' part is in question.
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Lizard people? ####, don’t tell Locke
I got the memo...I mean...it wasnt the Lizard people...it was totally China...I mean...there are no Lizard people! What Lizard people?

Lizard people! Hah! Thats just crazy talk!!
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Well that theory makes no sense since all commercial and research balloons have to have transponders, of which none of these three objects has any (none of them responded). They were all also within proximity to sensitive DoD locations. Both of these factors contributed to them being shot down.

Should wait for confirmation (or at least an alibi).
You can buy a 'research balloon' off amazon for less than a hundred, anyone that wants to eff with NORAD can launch away to their hearts delight


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So, now WaPo is reporting that even the first balloon just ended up in the US because it was blown way off course by unusual weather conditions.
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So, now WaPo is reporting that even the first balloon just ended up in the US because it was blown way off course by unusual weather conditions.
Thats just what the Chinese want you to think!!
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I take issue with the thread title.



'Spy Balloons' is erroneous.



We know they're balloons, only the 'spying' part is in question.
And we all know global surveillance is only ok if the Americans do it.
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“We must keep all possibilities in mind and all options open. China? North Korea? Something not of this world, perhaps?”

“Privately owned balloon?”

“Except that one.”
Hmmmm, how does a balloon the size of a car stay aloft at 40k feet?

I'll wait.
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Hmmmm, how does a balloon the size of a car stay aloft at 40k feet?

I'll wait.
well those balloons are all huge at 40,000 feet, they expand as they rise
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Hmmmm, how does a balloon the size of a car stay aloft at 40k feet?

I'll wait.
Aliens, obviously. Couldn’t be a kind of balloon human-designed to reach the stratosphere to do scientific testing over the course of days, weeks, or even months. That’s definitely not something you should Google. They don’t WANT you to know the TRUTH.

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