When the Balloon Goes up, Chinese take away?

**david44** · 14-02-2023, 02:12 PM

Chinese balloons spotted over Mideast posed no threat, three-star says

Seems there all over the place

Chinese balloons spotted over Mideast posed no threat, three-star says

By Rachel S. Cohen
Feb 14, 01:50 AM

Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, now commander of Air Forces Central, talks with 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing airmen during a tour Sept. 11, 2021, in Southwest Asia. (Master Sgt. Traci Keller/Air Force)

U.S. forces in the Middle East spotted a Chinese stratospheric balloon floating through the region last fall, though it did not pass over any “sensitive” military sites and was not seen as a threat, an Air Force three-star general told reporters Monday.
It’s the latest acknowledgment of China’s global airborne intelligence program, which has come under scrutiny since a balloon passed into American airspace late last month.
Chinese balloons periodically fly over U.S. Central Command, with no particular pattern, Air Forces Central boss Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich said at a roundtable hosted by the Center for a New American Security think tank in Washington.
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By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press

He did not specify where American forces noticed the balloon in the incident last fall, but said it did not veer close to U.S. military hubs in the area. Around 40,000 to 60,000 U.S. troops are deployed across CENTCOM.
“[It] primarily stayed out over the water, and just transited through the region,” he said. “Was it a weather balloon? Was it some sort of a surveillance balloon? We never got up close to it because it was never a threat.”
Grynkewich declined to provide additional details of the incident, citing classified information. He recalled spotting “one or two others” in the few years prior — adding that he’d like to look into using balloons in U.S. military surveillance operations as well.
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By Rachel S. Cohen

American forces have shot down four airborne objects in the past nine days, including the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 4, and other “unidentified” objects over Alaska, Canada and Lake Huron between Feb. 10-12.
China on Monday alleged the U.S. has illegally flown more than 10 high-altitude balloons in Chinese airspace over the past year, according to the Associated Press. The U.S. has denied the claim.
The Biden administration believes the Chinese balloon downed on Feb. 4 was designed to collect intelligence signals as part of a vast aerial surveillance program targeting more than 40 countries, the AP said.

**david44** · 14-02-2023, 02:25 PM

Fear not it appears

The one over Blackpool is Simon's Candy replacement lass
The Zeppelin in my bathroom has Massaman rather than extra terrestrial origin.
The floating Moose that went down over Lake Huron was a a Montgolfier tugged off by Russel or Pickel?
The one over Chiang Mai is just HalEdmongs emissions and smog while this needs no explanation by fans of the Donald
The one in a Seattle cellar is a member trying to re-inflate the corpse of Candy as in the movie "esperately seeking satisvacuum"

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**Iceman123** · 14-02-2023, 05:50 PM

On 12th Feb, over Lake Huron The brave US balloon busters fired a sidewinder from an F16 at the balloon and missed. The second sidewinder hit the target.

Great value at over $400,000 for each missile.

How hard can it be to hit a fucking balloon?

FFS don’t send any F16’s to the Ukrainians, they’re in enough trouble as it is.

**bsnub** · 14-02-2023, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by Iceman123

On 12th Feb, over Lake Huron The brave US balloon busters fired a sidewinder from an F16 at the balloon and missed. The second sidewinder hit the target.

It is a heat seeking missile, you bozo. Balloons do not have much of a heat signature.

Originally Posted by Iceman123

How hard can it be to hit a fucking balloon?

See above dipshit. Modern fighter jets use missiles, as they stopped using guns way back in the sixties. How could a person be so clueless?

Originally Posted by Iceman123

FFS don’t send any F16’s to the Ukrainians, they’re in enough trouble as it is.

Oh boy. Maybe you should just stick to one topic when choosing to embarrass yourself.

**Iceman123** · 14-02-2023, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by bsnub

It is a heat seeking missile, you bozo. Balloons do not have much of a heat signature.

See above dipshit. Modern fighter jets use missiles, as they stopped using guns way back in the sixties. How could a person be so clueless?

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Then why did they fire the missiles you cranky little bellend? Surely after they missed the first time they would had to have had a better plan.

I am getting a bit worried about the great balloon invasion of ‘23.

Can we have the F16’s fitted with slingshots to avoid a repeat of this fiasco.

**Bob Mason** · 14-02-2023, 06:32 PM

I think that they should have punctured the balloon so as to allow it to drift to earth. Then, they could have seen what was inside. One bullet. America has lots of bullets.

**bsnub** · 14-02-2023, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Iceman123

Then why did they fire the missiles you cranky little bellend? Surely after they missed the first time they would had to have had a better plan.

Cranky? I will leave that title for you old angry coffin dodgers.

Originally Posted by Iceman123

I am getting a bit worried about the great balloon invasion of ‘23.

You shouldn't because the only other person currently posting in this thread is david44. Most of us have moved on.

Originally Posted by Iceman123

Can we have the F16’s fitted with slingshots to avoid a repeat of this fiasco.

Lay off fox news old man.

**malmomike77** · 14-02-2023, 07:42 PM

I have watched Topgun one and two and i cannot believe they didn't send up Maverick to cut it with his wing tip

**Edmond** · 14-02-2023, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Iceman123

On 12th Feb, over Lake Huron The brave US balloon busters fired a sidewinder from an F16 at the balloon and missed.

That's even funnier than China sending over a harmless balloon as a funny troll.

**malmomike77** · 14-02-2023, 08:20 PM

^ or the Govt press conference when they had to state the recent occurrences were not UFOs

**Shutree** · 14-02-2023, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by malmomike77

they had to state the recent occurrences were not UFOs

Technically they were. They were objects, they were flying and they were unidentified. Which is not to say that ET was on board.

**malmomike77** · 14-02-2023, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Shutree

Technically they were

indeed but they had to reassure the public that Alien Arse Invaders were not looking down on uncle Sam

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