So called "Weather Balloon" - what are your thoughts??

[MonPaul]

The Martians crashed one in Roswell, NM around 1947. They didn't find out what the weather was like either.

Maybe they did! They keep coming back :2thumbs:

 

[gkamer]

I read where the ballon was the size of a couple of buses. Kind of hard to miss a couple of buses floating lazily across the country. And I seem to remember Japan dropped a bomb on Oregon using a balloon during WW II.

 

[GuruSMI]

How do we know it was made in China ?:dontknow:

They confirmed.

 

[Peter Aawen]

Just a reminder to keep the political statements down to zero.

.......

And that includes ZERO inflammatory posts that seem to be trying to prompt others to react in a way that's not acceptable here too! :lecturef_smilie:

 

[RiderDuke]

So why china wanna know USA weather?

Exactly, They could just ask Jim Cantore... It would be cheaper...lol

 

[Valkrocket]

It was shot down right over my head here in Surfside Beach, SC.......... Only took 1 shot from my 30-6 to bring her down. Some folks may say I cheated by using my Sightmark Wraith HD scope, but I say "All's fair in love and war."

 

[Valkrocket]

10-4 on the politics :thumbup: ...... last I heard - an F 22 Raptor flying at about 58,000 ft ( 11 miles ) took it down with one " sidewinder " missile..... I didn't think they could fly that high ( the F-22 )...... Mike :thumbup:

Don't believe everything you hear on the news Mike. See my post on page 2. :roflblack:

 

[RangerRick]

I read where the ballon was the size of a couple of buses. Kind of hard to miss a couple of buses floating lazily across the country. And I seem to remember Japan dropped a bomb on Oregon using a balloon during WW II.

Yes they did. I have been to the site, was a a somber experience.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/fremont-winema/recarea/?recid=59797

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Don't believe everything you hear on the news Mike. See my post on page 2. :roflblack:

I don't ....... I watched it happen LIVE ...... Mike :thumbup:

 

[Peteoz]

I had to laugh at our ABC (Aus Broadcasting Commission) reporting this………

‘The balloon remains were last seen “descending downwards towards the ground”. Proof reading is a thing of the past, as is the quality of journalists.pps:

Pete

 

[GuruSMI]

I had to laugh at our ABC (Aus Broadcasting Commission) reporting this………

‘The balloon remains were last seen “descending downwards towards the ground”. Proof reading is a thing of the past, as is the quality of journalists.pps:

Pete

Here in Germany the same. I still wait that the reporters start to talk/write in Baby-Language. They're almost at that point.

 

[Pandy]

Good shot, Val. Hey maybe we should send Jim Cantore to wherever that ballon came from. From my time in Charleston and elsewhere on the East coast, every time I saw him on tv, it had hit the fan.
Cheers, David

 

[GuruSMI]

... wherever that ballon came from...

In german TV they said that the balloon flew over Alaska and Canada, Montana,...

 

[Little Blue]

Very Interesting?????

opcorn:.....Now that everyone knows the Story, Time to move on with LIFE.

Remember Spring is coming in a month or so.

IN the USA. ...........hyea:

 

[Saluda]

Don't think the full story will be revealed until whatever parts can be retrieved have been analyzed.

 

[safecracker]

Should have been taken out over Alaska. My 2 cents.

 

[Pirate]

Should have been taken out over Alaska. My 2 cents.

I agree. Not a good look.

 

[UtahPete]

Should have been taken out over Alaska. My 2 cents.

You mean before they had determined what it was?

 

[Cobwebs]

Early reports had it at too high an altitude to stick a hole in it.

 

[Pirate]

You mean before they had determined what it was?

Anything that travels into our airspace should be met with a visual deterrent and then shot down if found to be a threat.