The Chinese Spy Balloon

[shortgrass]

reported to be stationary over Montana. Does anyone believe the Chinese wouldn't bring down a US spy balloon that was over their territory?

Large Chinese reconnaissance balloon spotted over the US, officials say

A massive spy balloon from China has been surveilling the United States, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday

abcnews.go.com

Balloon "high altitude surveillance" balloon is "size of three busses" with technology bay underneath.

Montana is home to "several sensitive nuclear sites".

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Probably worried what that @tom guy is up to.

 

[matthias]

All we need to do is send a rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor out there. One shot it would come down.

Seriously, that ballon thing should be in pieces right now.

 

[markT]

What would the purpose of bringing it down? Would it not be prudent to study it while aloft? Find out how it works, what it is collecting etc.
Maybe get Maverick to fly past it giving it the “finger.”

 

[tom]

Probably worried what that @tom guy is up to.

No one doesn't know what I'm doing! Doing my work like the un engaged man that I am... @GlennK

Tom

 

[matthias]

What would the purpose of bringing it down? Would it not be prudent to study it while aloft? Find out how it works, what it is collecting etc.
Maybe get Maverick to fly past it giving it the “finger.”

There is alot to stud while it is in use, that is true. But I would say there is alot to do by taking it down to send a message. And hands on is easier to study anyway.

 

[abishai]

It was sent to Montana to see when "Yellowstone" is going to finally going to air a new episode

 

[Alex Wheeler]

I wonder how they know its Chinese

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Joe (tipped off SS to leave it be) may be concerned that the Chinese have a new method of making payments to the Penn/Biden center. Military likely already used short range emp weapon on it.

 

[paperpuncher]

I no expert but I think “they” have more effective means of collecting information. I think this is more of an F… you gesture

 

[Dos XX]

Seems kind of low tech for the Chinese. Maybe Canadian? Or Crusty The Clown?

 

[Migolito]

I fèel kinda bad.for the.cosmonaut in the POD hanging underneath....

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I cannot believe we have let that pos drift around over our country for a week. Wtf is going on in washington? Are they afraid of mis gendering it?

 

[shortgrass]

I cannot believe we have let that pos drift around over our country for a week. Wtf is going on in washington? Are they afraid of mis gendering it?

It self identifies as a transgender weather collection device that's being discriminated against. I think if it was a US device over China it'd be on the ground already, no matter how it self identified......

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Now they said our icbm fields have been the target, but yet its still flying around. This has to be one of the crazier things ive seen. Folks just run over us

 

[shortgrass]

Now they said our icbm fields have been the target, but yet its still flying around. This has to be one of the crazier things ive seen. Folks just run over us

Washington doesn't want to offend anyone! Except Putin.........

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Washington doesn't want to offend anyone! Except Putin.........

Im just shaking my head. I guess the chinese told em they were checking on all the farmland they bought.
They have satellites. This is just a see you wont do shit move. They are laughing their asses off in beijing

 

[rijndael]

I wonder how they know its Chinese

It came over the Aleutian Islands, from China.

 

[shortgrass]

Im just shaking my head. I guess the chinese told em they were checking on all the farmland they bought.
They have satellites. This is just a see you wont do shit move. They are laughing their asses off in beijing

Bringing it down might cut into the Biden family income stream

 

[rijndael]

Bringing it down might cut into the Biden family income stream

I'd bet a lot of elected officials would be impacted. Heck, we have members of congress associating with known spies ( Christine Fang ).