Chinese spy balloon

this reminds me of the ballons the japanesse sent across the pacific in ww2 armed, one actua;ly killed a woman i believe in montana or north dakota.

 

should have been brought down the moment it crossed land so it could be recovered

 

Is this weird to anyone else? Spy baloon when they have sattelites looking at us all the time?

 

Don’t know if it can measure something non visual but I had the same thought

 

Shoot it down

 

How do they even know it's Chinese? Does it have Chinese characters? That would seem odd - stupid even - it if its purpose is to spy on us. And what's to spy on in Montana?

In a word, this is all weird.

 

Nuclear missile sites and other military installations. That is actually a prime area to spy on for that.

The only thing weird is “why a balloon”? Presumably they have satellites that can view these areas. Maybe, like the Russians, their tech is not what we might think it is? Ballon is relatively low tech. Unless perhaps the balloon can get them better quality pictures somehow. It could just be… trolling. Blinken has a visit upcoming.

 

They are trying to get sneak peeks of the next season of Yellowstone

 

The giant panda bear pic on the balloon was the tip off.

 

"Suddenly all those Orange Chicken and rice orders from Mings Egg Roll Emporium make sense. Delivery has been tricky though." An unidentified grubhub driver with information told the reporter.

 

Maybe it was accidentally released during a New Year celebration

 

Blinken could hand them the pieces after we destroy it.....

 

I say they shoot a few needles at it to create a few small holes. Then it will slowly run out of air and look like it malfunctioned instead of looking like we shot it down. It could work!

 

Hey man, the pentagon wouldn't lie to you...

 

This is what all UFOs will be called from now on, Chinese spy balloons

 

Maybe it has sensors to pick up wireless signals that can't be scooped up by satellites? A war-driving ballon. Foreign naval ships do it off the coast.

 

I think the thinking on this is that is an experiment gone awry or off course. People can see it from the ground, so I dont think thats what they were going for.

 

Probably filled with something explosive, cause the Chinese know we'll shoot at it.