Shoot down over Alaska and Canada

[HeyEng]

“Unidentified silver/gray cylindrical object” shot down over Alaska and Canada! It’s like they are deliberately trying to create conspiracy theories!

I would have called it a drone dirigible but hey, what do I know!

[DirkDiggler]

[GrndPndr]

Did one of these get away?

[herkbum]

Add another one over Lake Huron

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[HeyEng]

 

[HeyEng]

DW News claimed that the object shot down over Lake Huron was “octagonal” shaped and Senator Chuck Schumer said these could “possibly” be balloons! 
Well let’s hope so!

[pawnman]

[Prosuper]

Don't you find this is not funny anymore since this first time in NORADs history that they have shot something down.

[arg]

What?

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/02/12/pentagon-confirms-shot-down-objects-arent-balloons-makes-an-even-weirder-admission-n702817?utm_source=rsmorningbriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=bfcab5f0c58b3691765086d28bfa5c1c

[HeyEng]

A craft that does not have wings nor it lighter than air that can traverse intercontinental? I also saw on TV a senator who said they had over eight briefings on the original Chinese balloon but none so far on these new ones. 
And if these are aliens, I’m kind of disappointed that they are so easy to shoot down, I mean where’s Klaatu ordering Gort to use his lasers to disable the missiles?

[HeyEng]

Anybody have tips on how to make a tinfoil hat? I never had the need to make one so any help would be appreciated!

[TheNewGazmo]

It is more than possible for a mylar party balloon to get to 20,000 feet in the right conditions. I was providing tanker support for a POTUS CAP over NYC years ago when Trump was president. It was fun listening to a birthday balloon intercept unfold over tac freq. The Strike Eagle drivers got pretty fired up over not being able to ID this thing for about 10 minutes in between a few overcast layers. EADS was able to pick up a mylar balloon over NYC at about 13,000 feet. In light of recent events, I could see us using excessive force on a party balloon.

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[Scooter14]

Anybody have tips on how to make a tinfoil hat? I never had the need to make one so any help would be appreciated!

I would suggest asking this question over in the COVID-19 thread…


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[Buddy Spike]

6 hours ago, pawnman said:

Would be awesome if it weren't a year off.  

[waveshaper]

Target rich environment. How many AIM-9's do we have stockpiled?

'99 Red Balloons: US Air Base Launching Slew of Weather Balloons as Scrutiny Intensifies over Flying Objects:'

'The National Weather Service alone releases around 92 balloons every single day in the United States and its territories. They can float to altitudes of around 100,000 feet, according to the weather agency.'

99 Red Balloons: US Air Base Launching Slew of Weather Balloons as Scrutiny Intensifies over Flying Objects | Military.com

[NUKE]

58 minutes ago, waveshaper said:

Target rich environment. How many AIM-9's do we have stockpiled?

'99 Red Balloons: US Air Base Launching Slew of Weather Balloons as Scrutiny Intensifies over Flying Objects:'

'The National Weather Service alone releases around 92 balloons every single day in the United States and its territories. They can float to altitudes of around 100,000 feet, according to the weather agency.'

99 Red Balloons: US Air Base Launching Slew of Weather Balloons as Scrutiny Intensifies over Flying Objects | Military.com

How many -9Xs? The answer is not near enough 

[herkbum]

Report I saw said they used 2 because first one missed.


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[BashiChuni]

24 minutes ago, herkbum said:

Report I saw said they used 2 because first one missed.


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wouldn't be the first time...

[FourFans]

11 hours ago, herkbum said:

Report I saw said they used 2 because first one missed.

Meh.  If every missile our country created and fired in the last 50 years had performed exactly as advertised, warfare wouldn't exist anymore.

[Guardian]

Missiles not Hittles?

[M2]

Isn't the Scott O'Grady Rule to get a confirmed air-to-air kill, the target has to cost more than the missile used to destroy it?

Ironically, a quick Google search revealed the O'Grady Rule actually states "a drunken mistake can only be used to (partially) negate mens rea (and only for crimes of specific intent) and not to justify an unreasonable use of force in a plea of self-defence."

 

[HeyEng]

 

[TheNewGazmo]

Birthday balloon.

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[SuperWSO]

National Enquirer - “ F-22 Pilot with two kills seen purchasing 150 Mylar balloons at Party City”

[ClearedHot]

Interesting that the NASA bird is up at 60,000' tonight running tracks over Minnesota.