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**DeadheadNM** · 02-04-2023, 04:36 PM

Xi bear

72c20customcamper · 02-04-2023, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

why not just fly by and put a couple rounds into it ? Nope they have to shoot it down with a rocket and destroy anything that could have been recovered . Another cover up .

It’s at a higher ceiling than aircraft can fly specially fighters. The last plane that flew at altitudes above 60k feet was the SR71 . They may have planes that fly that altitude at the moment in the military but most likely unarmed reconnaissance planes . The Raptor 22 has a curling of 65k but has to be in a vertical climb . Options were limited

Warrens69GMC · 02-04-2023, 04:54 PM

Spy

**Grumpy old man** · 02-04-2023, 05:26 PM

The entire scenario of the handling of this is just embarrassing to all Americans. We will never learn the truth .

72c20customcamper · 02-04-2023, 05:50 PM

Just read it was decending and the FAA had to divert commercial flights . May have been taken out by an F22 .

**Ol Blue K20** · 02-04-2023, 06:58 PM

I decided to stay in my corner and be quiet on this one.

CG · 02-04-2023, 07:17 PM

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**mongocanfly** · 02-04-2023, 07:40 PM

Shoulda just sent lawnchair Larry up after it with a bb gun..

best view · 02-04-2023, 07:41 PM

21 more months to fix this

JJH Jimmy · 02-04-2023, 07:44 PM

They sent the spy ballon to see how we were getting all there Chinese junk they send us to fit on our trucks.

Dirt's72 · 02-04-2023, 08:42 PM

Biden called Xi and asked permission to shoot the balloon down. He's gonna need to borrow a few more trillion from China to kill more russians.

62c30 · 02-04-2023, 08:49 PM

The reason it wasn't shot down earlier was because the check from China cleared the Big Guys bank account. Now that it made it completely across the US it could be shot down. I live a quarter mile from the air force base and can't have any structures or even a flag pole over 20 foot tall but China can spy and it's no big deal..

**Steeveedee** · 02-04-2023, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 62c30

The reason it wasn't shot down earlier was because the check from China cleared the Big Guys bank account. Now that it made it completely across the US it could be shot down. I live a quarter mile from the air force base and can't have any structures or even a flag pole over 20 foot tall but China can spy and it's no big deal..

Is your flagpole 60,000 feet up? Maybe that could have punctured the balloon.

**GOPAPA** · 02-04-2023, 09:25 PM

I was just told by the wife that in Idaho Falls , that some people have have reported a UFO in the sky doing odd htings ,, now the question is ,,what did that Balloon leave behind when leaving our air space ...

**Steeveedee** · 02-04-2023, 10:49 PM

They need to quit smoking that "Idaho Green" skunkweed, imo.

yuccales · 02-04-2023, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

I decided to stay in my corner and be quiet on this one.

Great minds think alike.

**davischevy** · 02-04-2023, 11:17 PM

Now let me see, what was network news talking about before this? I was distracted by all this barroon business.

**special-K** · 02-04-2023, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by davischevy

Now let me see, what was network news talking about before this? I was distracted by all this barroon business.

Something about Tom Brady I believe.

**Sheepdip** · 02-04-2023, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Shoulda just sent lawnchair Larry up after it with a bb gun..

Lol...forgot all about him. Now there was a Brain Surgeon!

franken · 02-04-2023, 11:54 PM

I've mostly ignored the news on this but it seems odd that even w/o knocking it down, they couldn't disable the equipment hanging under it. I read that the payload had bits the size of a bus.

57taskforce · 02-05-2023, 12:03 AM

Good question Larry, I haven’t checked in on TV since directv dropped newsmax.

I added more but I think I’ll just check into dales corner for a few minutes.

**3757chevy** · 02-05-2023, 02:39 AM

They shot it down , Saturday Night Live already did a spoof on it. https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/sat...al-1235512993/

**Richard** · 02-05-2023, 03:08 AM

Scary thing is the current administration let it float around for so long. Many things going on the USA now are unbelievable.

4u2nv · 02-05-2023, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

The entire scenario of the handling of this is just embarrassing to all Americans. We will never learn the truth .

At least your man did do something about it unlike our tourist Trudeau

**FleetsidePaul** · 02-05-2023, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 4u2nv

At least your man did do something about it unlike our tourist Trudeau

Biden just shot it down because he thought it was full of Viagra and he wanted some.

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02-04-2023, 05:26 PM	#54
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02-04-2023, 05:50 PM	#55
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,143	Re: Spy Ballon Just read it was decending and the FAA had to divert commercial flights . May have been taken out by an F22 . __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

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02-04-2023, 08:42 PM	#61
Dirt's72 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 1,103	Re: Spy Ballon Biden called Xi and asked permission to shoot the balloon down. He's gonna need to borrow a few more trillion from China to kill more russians.

02-04-2023, 08:49 PM	#62
62c30 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Derby Kansas Posts: 358	Re: Spy Ballon The reason it wasn't shot down earlier was because the check from China cleared the Big Guys bank account. Now that it made it completely across the US it could be shot down. I live a quarter mile from the air force base and can't have any structures or even a flag pole over 20 foot tall but China can spy and it's no big deal..

02-04-2023, 09:25 PM	#64
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02-04-2023, 10:49 PM	#65
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02-04-2023, 11:17 PM	#67
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02-04-2023, 11:54 PM	#70
franken Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,052	Re: Spy Ballon I've mostly ignored the news on this but it seems odd that even w/o knocking it down, they couldn't disable the equipment hanging under it. I read that the payload had bits the size of a bus.



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02-05-2023, 12:03 AM	#71
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