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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:41 pm    Post subject: US military shoots down 2nd UFO in 48 hours; and a 3rd object shot down

https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-shoots-down-unknown-flying-object-175f9078d1df36e392b2956ba771001e

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:51 pm    Post subject:

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(Expert panel discusses what the 'high-altitude object' in Alaska could be)

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CNN's expert panel discusses what we know about the “high-altitude object” that was shot down in Alaska, and what they believe to be different from the suspected Chinese spy balloon.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 8:30 am    Post subject:

He's another article on the subject. What caught my attention was the size of the object. What could something that small carry that would make it a danger or a spying instrument?

US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska


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The U.S. does not yet know where the latest object originated from and was hesitant to refer to it as another balloon as it was “about the size of a small car,” nowhere near the size of the high-altitude surveillance balloon taken down off the coast of South Carolina

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:53 am    Post subject:

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He's another article on the subject. What caught my attention was the size of the object. What could something that small carry that would make it a danger or a spying instrument?

US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska


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The U.S. does not yet know where the latest object originated from and was hesitant to refer to it as another balloon as it was “about the size of a small car,” nowhere near the size of the high-altitude surveillance balloon taken down off the coast of South Carolina


Cameras and electronic surveillance equipment. They aren't very big.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:36 pm    Post subject:

2nd UFO shot down

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/11/politics/norad-additional-object-northern-canada/index.html
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:51 pm    Post subject:

So these last two objects were interfering with aircraft sensors and they can't explain the propulsion method that kept them flying..
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 6:04 pm    Post subject:

This happened about 45 minutes ago ...

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U.S. FAA reopens Montana airspace shut for defense activities

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late Saturday it had reopened some airspace in Montana after it was briefly closed for undisclosed Defense Department activities.

The FAA had issued a notice temporarily barring flights in an area about 50 by 50 nautical miles around Havre, Montana, near the Canadian border and classifying the area as "national defense airspace."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-faa-closes-some-airspace-montana-defense-department-activities-2023-02-12/


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"Matt Rosendale @RepRosendale I am in direct contact with NORCOM and monitoring the latest issue over Havre and the northern border. Airspace is closed due to an object that could interfere with commercial air traffic — the DOD will resume efforts to observe and ground the object in the morning. 5:23 PM · Feb 11, 2023"
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 6:13 pm    Post subject:

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This happened about 45 minutes ago ...

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U.S. FAA reopens Montana airspace shut for defense activities

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late Saturday it had reopened some airspace in Montana after it was briefly closed for undisclosed Defense Department activities.

The FAA had issued a notice temporarily barring flights in an area about 50 by 50 nautical miles around Havre, Montana, near the Canadian border and classifying the area as "national defense airspace."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-faa-closes-some-airspace-montana-defense-department-activities-2023-02-12/


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"Matt Rosendale @RepRosendale I am in direct contact with NORCOM and monitoring the latest issue over Havre and the northern border. Airspace is closed due to an object that could interfere with commercial air traffic — the DOD will resume efforts to observe and ground the object in the morning. 5:23 PM · Feb 11, 2023"


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 7:22 pm    Post subject:

Man, these aliens really timed their invasion poorly.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 6:10 am    Post subject:

In the 90s, the X-Files was one of my shows.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:19 am    Post subject: 3rd object shot down

These objects/spy ballons/intelligence gathering instruments, whatever are being shot down almost weekly. They seem to be more provoking than dangerous.

What We Know as U.S. Shoots Down Third Object Over North America
BY KHALEDA RAHMAN ON 2/12/23 AT 7:13 AM EST

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Both Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, Trudeau said, and it was a U.S. jet that "successfully fired at the object." Canadian Forces "will now recover and analyze the wreckage of the object," Trudeau said.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 1:01 pm    Post subject:

An area over Lake Michigan was declared “national defense airspace” about two hours ago then lifted, and then this 10 minutes ago:

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NEWS: The U.S. military shot down another unidentified object over Lake Huron, two sources tell @ckubeNBC and me.

The officials say there are no indications of any collateral damage. The object went down in the lake and the officials expect to recover it.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 1:18 pm    Post subject:

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I’ve been in contact with DOD regarding operations across the Great Lakes region today.

The US military has decommissioned another “object” over Lake Huron.

I appreciate the decisive action by our fighter pilots.

The American people deserve far more answers than we have.

https://twitter.com/RepJackBergman/status/1624868047780515841
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 1:22 pm    Post subject:

Someone on Reddit shot video of what looks to be the object over Lake Michigan before the fighter jets were scrambled. It looked like a very small, possibly rotating cylindrical ballon-type object.

Seems to me like China has likely been using these small objects for some time to test our defenses, hence the rapid rise in reports over the last two years, and when they sent over the huge balloon with the array this week we finally had enough.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 5:05 pm    Post subject:

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Someone on Reddit shot video of what looks to be the object over Lake Michigan before the fighter jets were scrambled. It looked like a very small, possibly rotating cylindrical ballon-type object.

Seems to me like China has likely been using these small objects for some time to test our defenses, hence the rapid rise in reports over the last two years, and when they sent over the huge balloon with the array this week we finally had enough.
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jodeke wrote:
He's another article on the subject. What caught my attention was the size of the object. What could something that small carry that would make it a danger or a spying instrument?

US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska


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The U.S. does not yet know where the latest object originated from and was hesitant to refer to it as another balloon as it was “about the size of a small car,” nowhere near the size of the high-altitude surveillance balloon taken down off the coast of South Carolina


Cameras and electronic surveillance equipment. They aren't very big.


Don't they already have satellite spying capabilities? Do they really have to resort to sending up a souped-up kite with a camera?
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:57 pm    Post subject:

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jodeke wrote:
He's another article on the subject. What caught my attention was the size of the object. What could something that small carry that would make it a danger or a spying instrument?

US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska


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The U.S. does not yet know where the latest object originated from and was hesitant to refer to it as another balloon as it was “about the size of a small car,” nowhere near the size of the high-altitude surveillance balloon taken down off the coast of South Carolina


Cameras and electronic surveillance equipment. They aren't very big.


Don't they already have satellite spying capabilities? Do they really have to resort to sending up a souped-up kite with a camera?


I don't claim to know the purpose or payload of the craft. I'm just answering the logistical question bolded above of what would fit on a small craft that could gather intelligence.

But to answer your question. You don't typically resort to just one means of gathering imagery. We have high resolution satellite imagery, but that doesn't mean we don't also employee other means of gathering such imagery, such as airplanes and drones.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:29 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:55 am    Post subject:

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Man, these aliens really timed their invasion poorly.




Actually, it might be perfect timing. This might be the one time in history that the world is so divide and unhinged with its head too far up its ass to unite and fight back. I think The Grays know exactly what they are doing.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:25 am    Post subject:

Is this the 4th occurrence of late? If so I think these objects are more than a coincidence. Or have they been happening and not reported?

February 13, 2023 Latest on the unidentified objects shot down over North America
By Aditi Sangal, Elise Hammond, Maureen Chowdhury and Mike Hayes, CNNUpdated 9:56 p.m. ET, February 13, 2023

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The first missile launched by an F-16 fighter jet at the object near Lake Huron, Michigan, on Sunday did not hit the target, three people briefed on the matter told CNN.

The Pentagon and White House had not previously disclosed that the first missile did not strike the target. But NORTHCOM and NORAD Commander Gen. Glen VanHerck told reporters on Sunday that acquiring and targeting the object was difficult because of its small size.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 5:42 pm    Post subject:

I wonder if a slower craft like an A-10 might be better for small stationary targets.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 5:51 pm    Post subject:

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I wonder if a slower craft like an A-10 might be better for small stationary targets.


Apparently, or Dude was shooting missiles like I bowl.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:29 am    Post subject:

Was watching some yearly recap videos on YT of late and there was a tidbit in one from the early 70s about a US balloon spying program that sounded similar to what China has recently been up to, think it was 1972, but might be a little off. They coincidentally included that because said vid was uploaded before this China thing. So that means the Chinese are using tactics the US last thought of using in the 70s.


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2023 11:17 am    Post subject:

President Biden speaking on the objects shot down by our military. He said they may be ballons owned by private industry used for weather and other things. I'm not buying that. If they belong to private industry and pose no threat why don't these entities come forth and take ownership for the flying objects?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2023 11:24 am    Post subject:

LakersRGolden wrote:
I wonder if a slower craft like an A-10 might be better for small stationary targets.


A-10's service ceiling is 45,000 feet far below where the balloons were.
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