Another High-Altitude .. Shot Down

As I understand it, our security folks were only focused on objects flying high (as in 60,000 feet and above) rather than lower flying objects. The Chinese balloon was at the higher altitude. The latter objects that were shot down were flying at approx. 40,000 feet, which could interfere with aircraft. What the heck is out there in our skies?
 
As of Sunday 12/02 four overflights of USA / Canadian territoire in 6 days,
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The Communist balloons can be gathering Espionage (e.g. target, ELINT, and wind information) for potential retaliation against the US in case of ChiCom invasion and Taiwan.

Similar airships be used for nuclear , EMP or CBW delivery vehicles. Also for jammin, or fals propaganda delivery.

Think of WWII Japanese Imperial Forces use of incendiary ballons sent to USA West Coast.

Perhaps a Reaction by Mr. Xi to weakness of US admin response to Putin's Ukraine War?

Can Xi's unusual new anti USA agression be préparation for Mr. Xi's impending invasion of Taiwan?

Very serious... the lefties just make fun of it...


Jon
 
Methinks either there is an overwhelming need for target practice, or someone is toying with us. These so called spy balloons are terrible spies if they expose themselves so freely for all to see.

There are reams of spy satellites floating all over space, so why the need for these stupid things?
 
Lewkat said:
Methinks either there is an overwhelming need for target practice, or someone is toying with us. These so called spy balloons are terrible spies if they expose themselves so freely for all to see.

There are reams of spy satellites floating all over space, so why the need for these stupid things?
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Yes, they are being deliberately provocative. Could it be a distraction while they are actually doing something else?
 
Its been speculated that perhaps the Chinese have been using AI (artificial intelligence) and it went crackers on them.
Guess we'll find out when the poking and prodding are through. Maybe. Maybe not...lol.
 
I am increasingly beginning to feel we are living in a science fiction novel - a horror! After a killer virus which has reprogrammed our immune systems we now have aliens, while thousands are dead after an earthquake and a woman vanished into thin air after walking her dog.
I am sure life was never this scary and complicated before.
Let's hope there is a sensible explanation for the UFOs.
 
It will be interesting to hear what the government finds out when they gather/assess the remnants of these UFOs. If they are part of a Chinese attempt to spy on us, we should start making every effort to quit buying Chinese products. I try to avoid buying Chinese, but our companies have moved so much production to China, that it hard to avoid their products.

I would like to see our government putting a huge "tariff" on many of these products...and using the money to reduce our soaring National Debt.

If someone gave me a phone or computer made by Apple, for example, I would see how it would withstand some serious strikes from a hammer.
 
IF, big IF, these indeed could be alien craft, last thing we really want to be doing is shooting them down. And even if they aren't, still leave them up there long enough to try to determine what and how they are doing whatever it is they are doing. Most likely they are scouts or advance recon lacking armament and minimal defensive capability.

For the sake of discussion, let's say they are alien. Shooting them down immediately identifies us as belligerents at the least and aggressors at the most. Not a good way to begin an inter-galactic relationship. That's the way it works globally, and extending it into the space environment, galactical as well.

Easy enough to divert flights around these objects drifting at airliner level. Give 'em a wide berth and see what they're up to. Allow them to drift out of U.S. airspace and onto Europe. Perhaps ESU has capabilities that can enhance overall understanding. Involve (gasp) the UN instead of the U.S. taking unilateral action that may put the planet at risk. Bit over the top on my part perhaps, but still worth consideration.

SETI's been beaming signals into space for decades. We may finally be getting an answer. Back '50s and '60s the bulk of our transmissions were buried subsurface with a minimal galactic footprint. Modern day trend is above ground surface transmission. The earth must put out a tremendous electronic communications footprint compared to 70 years ago? Perhaps enough to attract the attention of aliens??
 

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