Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy
balloon over the US
CNN,
by
Oren Liebermann *
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
2/2/2023 6:06:35 PM
The Pentagon is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States, a senior defense official said on Thursday.
The Pentagon has been tracking the balloon for several days as it made its way over the northern United States, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said. He added that the US military decided against shooting the balloon down.
"The balloon is currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground," Ryder said.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
EQKimball 2/2/2023 6:14:35 PM (No. 1393225)
Meanwhile in Beijing. "Note to self: Ah, the inscrutable balloon discovers an easy way to deliver an EMP explosion."
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
DVC 2/2/2023 6:27:38 PM (No. 1393243)
Not sure how this is any different than the probably dozens of spy satellites that they have that cross the country about 5 or 10 times a day.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
0658 2/2/2023 6:30:16 PM (No. 1393250)
It seems as if our political military class and democratic political class are totally Di**less.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Scribelus 2/2/2023 6:34:42 PM (No. 1393254)
Was it capturable? If so, why not? Be ready for the next time, if the ChiCom agent in the White House will allow.
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Let's fly a high-altitude surveillance balloon over China and mimic their response.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
LanceLink1 2/2/2023 7:18:01 PM (No. 1393292)
Park one over Taiwan and measure Chinese response......
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Strike3 2/2/2023 7:24:34 PM (No. 1393299)
So it's not a weather balloon like the one that crashed at Roswell 80 years ago?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Twinkle93 2/2/2023 7:41:01 PM (No. 1393307)
Make sure it doesn’t have explosives and then net it and haul it down.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
rochow 2/2/2023 8:06:18 PM (No. 1393317)
What kind of a moron brigadier general is in charge of this??? Shoot the damn thing down!!!!!!!!! What's next??? A balloon that carries a little nuclear 'device'???? Is Ryder ridden with senility or dementia????
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Rich323 2/2/2023 8:22:21 PM (No. 1393327)
Lots of military training goes on low level and maneuver areas in Montana and South Dakota. The Chinese are probably observing and recording weapons tactics and defensive maneuvers with HD cameras in preparation for a Taiwan showdown. B-52 B-1 and maybe B-2 ops. Also detecting locations of nuclear missile silos in ND SD and Montana. Biden is selling secrets for free by allowing them to observe our military capability.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Birddog 2/2/2023 8:25:45 PM (No. 1393330)
Headlines next week...."Strange outbreak of deadly new diseases all across the USA, affecting Poultry, cattle, horses, sheep, wild animals, and Humans...under path of last weeks Chinese Balloon"
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Zeek Wolfe 2/2/2023 8:42:39 PM (No. 1393338)
Chinese communists to Biden: "Thank you for not shooting down our surveillance balloon. Another million to the Cayman Islands into Hunter's account."
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
smokincol 2/2/2023 8:53:13 PM (No. 1393340)
: the Chicoms, being a developing country, are doing very well in advancing into the world domination sector
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Kate318 2/2/2023 8:55:01 PM (No. 1393342)
File this under, “Look, a squirrel!” The Chinese have thoroughly infiltrated the US government, medicine, education, science, and the culture, including having their own Chinese police stations in NYC. They are intimately involved with numerous democrat politicians, and are spying on us on our own personal devices. Now…balloons.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
billsv 2/2/2023 8:56:20 PM (No. 1393343)
Another stupid decision by Milley to not take it down. We should always do the opposite of what this guy recommends. He is worse than Biden if that is possible
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
padiva 2/2/2023 9:44:31 PM (No. 1393372)
Where is NORAD?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Safari Man 2/2/2023 10:03:49 PM (No. 1393382)
Soon it will lower a basket to earth and Hunter Biden will fill it with top secret documents, mission accomplished.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
24tea@Mag 2/2/2023 10:14:41 PM (No. 1393389)
This balloon is probably delivering another virus.
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But #2 - wouldn't this be a violation of AIR space, technically?
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
ldb51 2/2/2023 11:04:12 PM (No. 1393412)
So the Government is diligently TRACKING the damned thing- for days -, and there is no worry because "it isn't hurting anyone"???! My dad spent most of his adult life in the military's business of detecting, tracking and repelling this sort of thing, and these fools JUST WATCH IT GO BY???11 Get them ALL out of office NOW!
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
NotaBene 2/3/2023 1:38:11 AM (No. 1393454)
General Illegals and Lord Austin are not worried because the balloon is only spreading the China virus the Army DARPA engineered together with Francis Collins, Fauci and NIH. Good for sterility and myocarditis of resident Americans to make way for Biden’s 5,000,000 illegal alien Democrats replacements.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Rinktum 2/3/2023 5:21:40 AM (No. 1393494)
#2, It’s just not the balloon’s activity, it’s the message that is being sent. While we cannot see with the naked eye a spy satellite, we definitely can see this balloon. It’s an in your face declaration that says, we can and will do whatever we want. They know Biden is a week, incompetent fool. Remember, the world was watching when he turned tail and fled Afghanistan. China does not fear us and if they would even think about making a move, it would be now. Xi knows the Pentagon hierarchy is as feckless as its CIC.
I dread to hear what Blinken has to say at the meeting with China coming up.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
pmcclure 2/3/2023 9:05:14 AM (No. 1393652)
A far bigger problem is the Chinese balloon occupying the White House.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
MickTurn 2/3/2023 9:16:48 AM (No. 1393677)
Yep, thats what the military brass love to do..."Track" the enemy. Hey Morons, what ever happened to KILLING the Enemy? Blow this Commie Balloon out of the SKY!
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