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US is monitoring Chinese spy balloon that has been floating over Montana for the past several days
February 12, 2023, 04:39 PM
David LeeUS is monitoring Chinese spy balloon that has been floating over Montana for the past several days
Ever hear if Kenda Lenseigne? A champion Mounted Shooter. She shoots balloons all day from the saddle with 45 Colt blanks..

Send in Kenda.
February 12, 2023, 04:44 PM
kkinaOr resurrect Bob Munden! He could have taken out all 4 balloons on the same draw.
February 12, 2023, 04:50 PM
WaterburyBobquote:
Originally posted by kkina:
Or resurrect Bob Munden! He could have taken out all 4 balloons on the same draw.
With a snub-nose !
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February 12, 2023, 04:58 PM
ptruckThey just shot down another one over Lake Huron. Where did this one originate from? Did it just pop up over the Great Lakes, or from china like the others? Did nobody notice this balloon traveling over the country until today?
February 12, 2023, 05:00 PM
mike56So this is 3 "objects" shot down.
Something is going on.
February 12, 2023, 05:02 PM
parabellumSuch as?
February 12, 2023, 05:02 PM
kkinaquote:
Originally posted by mike56:
So this is 3 "objects" shot down.
Something is going on.
4. I know, it's getting hard to keep track.
February 12, 2023, 05:07 PM
stoic-onequote:
Originally posted by kkina:
quote:
Originally posted by mike56:
So this is 3 "objects" shot down.
Something is going on.
4. I know, it's getting hard to keep track.
Actually, the last 3 are still being referred to by "officials" as "objects", the first one they're calling a balloon...

February 12, 2023, 05:08 PM
kkinaquote:
Originally posted by ptruck:
They just shot down another one over Lake Huron. Where did this one originate from? Did it just pop up over the Great Lakes, or from china like the others? Did nobody notice this balloon traveling over the country until today?
All good questions.
February 12, 2023, 05:14 PM
kkinaquote:
Originally posted by stoic-one:
quote:
Originally posted by kkina:
quote:
Originally posted by mike56:
So this is 3 "objects" shot down.
Something is going on.
4. I know, it's getting hard to keep track.
Actually, the last 3 are still being referred to by "officials" as "objects", the first one they're calling a balloon...
Well, a balloon is still an object.

Plus, this just in:
Both 'objects' shot down over Alaska, Canada believed to be balloons, US saysFebruary 12, 2023, 05:19 PM
ZSMICHAELMaybe they will float a balloon over the Superbowl that will disrupt the HIP HOP show.
February 12, 2023, 05:51 PM
sigfreundquote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Maybe they will float a balloon over the Superbowl that will disrupt the HIP HOP show.
Disrupt the
Super Bowl‽ That would be a 2023 Pearl Harbor.
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I can tell at sight a Chassepot rifle from a javelin. February 12, 2023, 06:35 PM
Gustoferquote:
Originally posted by ptruck:
They just shot down another one over Lake Huron. Where did this one originate from? Did it just pop up over the Great Lakes, or from china like the others? Did nobody notice this balloon traveling over the country until today?
Apparently that is the one that was over Havre, MT last night that they then claimed was just "an anomaly". This according to FNC.
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February 12, 2023, 06:38 PM
ScreamingCockatooChina is claiming to be ready to shoot down an object.
Suuuuure they are. It's a bullshit ploy.
"See we have them too! It's not us sending these..."
More smoke and mirrors from China.
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February 12, 2023, 06:39 PM
parabellumI'm not taking them at their word about this anymore. They can tell me they just shot down fifty balloons and my response will be "My cat's breath smells like cat food."
I don't expect to ever know the actual, real, un-spun truth because they wouldn't recognize the truth even if it bit them on the ass.
The Little Boy Who Cried 'Wolf' - that's where we're at with this stupid shit.
February 12, 2023, 07:36 PM
trapper189Could be a kid’s science fair project like these guys:
“But the DIY space race didn't really take off until around 2009, after two MIT students built their own makeshift rig for just $150. Justin Lee and Oliver Yeh filled a latex weather balloon with helium and attached a styrofoam beer cooler, which held a cheap Canon compact camera and a few instant hand warmers. A prepaid, GPS-equipped cell phone in the cooler helped track the "payload" after the balloon burst at 93,000 feet and as the box plummeted down on a parachute.”
LinkFebruary 12, 2023, 07:37 PM
Johnny 3eaglesWhat if it is actually the Russians?
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February 12, 2023, 08:30 PM
David LeeWe got spy balloons, NORAD, F22s flying all over the place, the media is whipping this into a freinzy, doofus in DC hasnt a clue. All over a balloon. Where is I Am Weather Balloon? That shit was funny..

February 12, 2023, 09:42 PM
sdy https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...ese-balloon-n2619463U.S. officials are confirming that the “object” spotted floating over Canada was a “small metallic balloon” carrying a “tethered payload.”
On Saturday, the U.S. shot down the balloon after being ordered by President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Trudeau ordered the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NAADC) to shoot down the balloon, making it land over the territory of Yukon.
The Biden White House claimed that it was aware of the balloon’s presence for 24 hours before it was shot down. However, the U.S. and Canada are still claiming that the origins of the balloon are unknown.
February 12, 2023, 10:39 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by kkina:
quote:
Originally posted by ptruck:
They just shot down another one over Lake Huron. Where did this one originate from? Did it just pop up over the Great Lakes, or from china like the others? Did nobody notice this balloon traveling over the country until today?
All good questions.
I heard it suggested that the Lake Huron "object" may have been the "anomaly" in Montana a couple of days ago. Sorry, I saw it on TV and no attribution.
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