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His Royal Hiney
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The military has determined that it poses no threat to aerial traffic or national security, but it's not clear what it is or whom it belongs to, officials said.


WTF kind of retarded statement is that?


Just how do you know it is no threat if… You don’t know what it is or who's…


Ayup. Who do they think they're kidding?



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Posts: 19744 | Location: The Free State of Arizona - Ditat Deus | Registered: March 24, 2011Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I dont suppose anyone would interested in what was currently docked in Pearl Harbor? Or the B-2s at Hickam?
Seems there was some other folks who were.


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Wouldn't it be ironic if what they really wanted to "sense, detect and surveil" are the F22 electronics at close distance and the seekers on our fine offensive weapons and missiles in flight.

Is THAT what Chuck is doing here Weather Balloon!!!!! Mad

We should just send up old F-4s and gun it.




 
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Wouldn't it be ironic if what they really wanted to "sense, detect and surveil" are the F22 electronics at close distance and the seekers on our fine offensive weapons and missiles in flight.

Is THAT what Chuck is doing here Weather Balloon!!!!! Mad

We should just send up old F-4s and gun it.

It would be hilarious to shoot the thing down with our oldest possible tech.




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Hello!

His name 福建人民气球厂生产的气球 but you can call him Chuck.
Are you sure that doesn't translate to "Fauci Pillow?" I sense a certain similarity of style, and I'm pretty sure that both have a strong connection to the PRC.
 
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Hello, all my friends! Good to see you again! I am Weather Balloon! Hello!


...."We are have all your weather updates"........
 
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Hello, all my friends! Good to see you again! I am Weather Balloon! Hello!

My cousin is visiting the United States, nothing to worry about! Please do not shoot at him!

Hello!


Please have your cousin squawk 1200




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Why not use an A-10 with guns? Gets real slow, gives no information to bad guys. I bet like hell our air force guys are drawing straws to see who gets to pull the trigger.


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The military has determined that it poses no threat to aerial traffic or national security, but it's not clear what it is or whom it belongs to, officials said.


WTF kind of retarded statement is that?


Just how do you know it is no threat if… You don’t know what it is or who's…


They know who it’s from.


My comment was on the militaries statement. Not on any actual facts.

They SAID "We don't know" where it is from.



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Hello, all my friends! Good to see you again! I am Weather Balloon! Hello!


...."We are have all your weather updates"........


All your update are belong to us.



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I dont suppose anyone would interested in what was currently docked in Pearl Harbor? Or the B-2s at Hickam?
Seems there was some other folks who were.
This, maybe?
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Oh, I Am Weather Balloon, how you have been missed. Nice of you to drop by (float by?).


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Excuse me, Mr. I am Weather Balloon. Did your alleged 'cousin' remember to bring all of his/her required documents this time? Proper I.D. is always mandatory with international travel and widely considered proper decorum by civilized nations; that there are the rules. Perhaps you may have forgotten, but it didn't go quite so pleasantly at the end of the visit the last time around. A rather nasty piece of business, wouldn't you say?

On the other hand, if you choose to visit Mexico as the media types are proclaiming, do keep in mind that there are some...well...shall we say, rather unsavory types...that are roaming about throughout that country. A most unpleasant experience to encounter. But between all of the Fentanyl labs and 3D printed Glock switches, perhaps you DO already know something about that. What say you, Mr. I am Weather Balloon? Do you?


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It would be hilarious to shoot the thing down with our oldest possible tech.[/QUOTE]

Seems like poking a few small holes in it, letting it drift down slowly, and picking it up intact would be the smart thing to do.


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It could be a very subtle way to spread a new disease in our population. They now know the general flight paths from the previous balloons




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It could be a very subtle way to spread a new disease in our population. They now know the general flight paths from the previous balloons

Covid-23? Or maybe they'll just go straight to the nerve agents.
 
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It could be a very subtle way to spread a new disease in our population. They now know the general flight paths from the previous balloons


They own many of our meat packing plants all they would have to do is lace our meat supply.


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It would be hilarious to shoot the thing down with our oldest possible tech.[/QUOTE]

Seems like poking a few small holes in it, letting it drift down slowly, and picking it up intact would be the smart thing to do.[/QUOTE]Not if the "wrong people" get to the downed balloon first and have a chance to closely examine it.
 
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I think it’s safe to say that if we shot this thing full of holes to the point that it drifted to earth, the military would be the first ones on scene to collect it.

If I were the Chinese, I’d have the thing rigged to self destruct in the interest of “limiting danger to civilians” were it to come down prematurely. Obviously it would be to obfuscate the spy crafts true nature, but the end result would be the same. Hiding the truth.




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