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Popular Post AVFC_Hitz Posted February 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2023 Giant Chinese Spy Balloon Floating in the summer sky Panic bells, it's red alert There's something here from somewhere else The war machine springs to life Opens up one eager eye Focusing it on the sky The Giant Chinese spy balloon goes by 3 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 A GIANT Spy BALOON ?! Yop cant beat the Chinese for being secerative can you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 3, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 3, 2023 "Civilian Weather Airship" gone off course according to China 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 It looks like something China wanted the US to find for whatever reason. Maybe they are testing America’s ability to spot and deal with airborne “objects” like Putin regularly does on the East Coast of the UK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Genie said: It looks like something China wanted the US to find for whatever reason. Maybe they are testing America’s ability to spot and deal with airborne “objects” like Putin regularly does on the East Coast of the UK. Yeah, there is absolutely no way they could think they'd have got away with it. They're probably more interested in how far it actually got before it was spotted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: Yeah, there is absolutely no way they could think they'd have got away with it. They're probably more interested in how far it actually got before it was spotted. Yeah, I have a feeling the US saying they decided not to shoot it down was cover for “we didn’t noticed it until it had travelled about 2000 miles in land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 First Roswell, now this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 3, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 3, 2023 It's weird this, both the Americans and Chinese are saying that there would be no real benefit in terms of it as a spying object, there's nothing it can get that they couldn't get much more easily using satellites. It begs the question of why they'd do it? Perhaps the intention was to force the US into a position where they'd pull out of the upcoming meeting, but I don't see what China would gain from that. The most sensible explanation so far would be that it actually is a civilian weather airship gone off course, but I'm not buying that for a minute. All very peculiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 I’m still thinking the Chinese sent it that way to see how America handled it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NurembergVillan Posted February 3, 2023 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2023 If @bickster had started this thread I'd have assumed it was a band he used to work for 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 Blinken has canceled the trip. This could get interesting as the balloon sails over major population areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 The Americans love shooting at stuff, why haven’t they got it down yet? It must be just a matter of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Apparently they've found a second balloon somewhere over Latin America. So have people started speculating about the balloon (s) being loaded with chemical or biological weapons yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 4 hours ago, maqroll said: Blinken has canceled the trip. This could get interesting as the balloon sails over major population areas. China are saying no visit was officially announced by them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 4, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Genie said: The Americans love shooting at stuff, why haven’t they got it down yet? It must be just a matter of time. Nah, they're worried people on the ground might get injured. Now if it was a classroom full of children............ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted February 4, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 4, 2023 Surely China would have a better way of conducting espionage than sending a giant balloon. It's like something my 5 year old would come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 16 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Surely China would have a better way of conducting espionage than sending a giant balloon. It's like something my 5 year old would come up with. Bit weird, as I believe satelites can see everything the balloon would. I think it's a test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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