Posted on 05/01/2023 3:00:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is tracking another high-altitude balloon that crossed over Hawaii and is heading toward Mexico.
The DoD and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detected and tracked an unmanned balloon off the coast of Hawaii on April 28, which was floating at about 36,000 feet, a DoD spokesman said.
The ownership of the balloon is unknown and according to the spokesman, there was no indication that it was being maneuvered or controlled by a foreign or adversarial actor.
When the balloon crossed into U.S. airspace over Hawaii, it did not float over critical infrastructure used for defense or any other U.S. government sensitive sites, the spokesman said, nor did it pose a threat to the military or people on the ground.
“ Although it was flying at an altitude used by civil aviation, it posed no threat to civil aviation over Hawaii," the spokesman said. "Based on these observations, the Secretary of Defense concurred with the recommendation of his military commanders that no action need be taken against the balloon."
The balloon has since moved out of Hawaii’s airspace and the DoD said it will continue to track its movement with the FAA.
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Perhaps the USACCP government is HELPING China guide it to the United States.
Just a party baloon. Sheesh! Safe and effective from what I’ve heard.
That’s what I was thinking, is this a real balloon from a country sent out to spy or some local ballooning club sending out cheap pico balloons that has our military panicking over.
I suggest you panic. I’m gonna panic. 😱
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You want to spend a million dollars to shoot down one balloon?
Aloha also means goodbye.
Aloha MF.
And the military will waste another $500k missile to destroy a $10 hobbyist balloon.
This would be a good time to evaluate the effectiveness of a drone using a much cheaper missile.
One belt of 50 cal. should do the trick. ;o)~
bkmk
More sales boost for Jules Verne. Too bad he didn’t live to see it all revived in the news.
https://www.amazon.com/Five-Weeks-Balloon-Discoveries-Englishmen/dp/1979107408
Oh track away, but whatever you do don’t knock it down because if might choke a dolphin or something.
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Track, hell! Send in the A-10s. One hiccup from that bird and no more object.
This would be a good time to evaluate the effectiveness of a drone using a much cheaper missile.”
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Or use a net or grapple to SNAG IT...
How Chinese is it?
Where does it say that it's a hobbyist balloon?
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