Submitted by Hardscrabble Farmer
US military commanders have advised President Biden against shooting down a Chinese spy balloon flying over the US.
Reuters said the US military took “custody” of the “high-altitude surveillance balloon” and deployed military aircraft, including stealth fighter jets, to observe it.
Such balloons operate at an altitude of 15-22 miles, well above commercial air traffic. The balloon’s size is estimated to be equivalent to three buses.
🚨#BREAKING: More video of the Chinese spy balloon⁰
📌#Montana | #USAMore video is coming out as
The Chinese high altitude surveillance balloon was seen over Billings Montana yesterday.
The size of balloon is three buses wide and has been flying over the Northern U.S. for days pic.twitter.com/4iUVvJQCG8— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 2, 2023
A photo of the Chinese spy balloon currently over Montana. The Pentagon's been tracking the balloon, about the size of three buses, for a few days, but decided against shooting the balloon down, on account of it not posing a military or civilian threat. pic.twitter.com/xLRovjKxbI
— Domenico (@AvatarDomy) February 3, 2023
#BREAKING: A massive spy balloon from China has been surveilling the United States. It is described as the size of three buses and includes a technology
bay – US Media #BreakingNews #usa #Internationalleaks #China pic.twitter.com/x10a1xkdkh— International Leaks (@Internl_Leaks) February 2, 2023
“The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now,” Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told reporters Thursday.
“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 continued.
Right now, the spy balloon appears to be occupying Montana airspace. This alarmed the state’s Republican Senator Steve Daines, who sent an alarming letter to the Department of Defense (DOD). He said the spy balloon is a “concerning event”: because Montana airspace includes “Malmstrom Air Force Base (AFB) and the United State’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fields.”
Looks like three #USAF RC-135s were observing the "Chinese Spy Balloon" over Montana today. These planes are known to track objects the size of a soccer ball from a distance of 300 miles. #ChineseSpyBalloon pic.twitter.com/IGlPetCmUN
— Wilson (@WilsonsWorld) February 3, 2023
Daines wrote that given “the serious nature of the event,” he is “requesting a full security briefing from the administration on this situation.”
“It is vital to establish the flight path of this balloon, any compromised US national security assets, and all telecom or IT infrastructure on the ground within the US that this spy balloon was utilizing,” he continued.
“As you know, Montana plays a vital national security role by housing nuclear missile silos at Malmstrom AFB,” the senator said.
Separately, Canada’s defense ministry is monitoring a “potential second incident” but declined to give further details.
News of the spy balloon followed CIA Director William Burns’ speech at a Georgetown University event, where he called China the “biggest geopolitical challenge” facing the West.
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Just wait until the normies figure out Earth is flat, space is fake and all satellite are just balloons.
Those would be some fast balloons.
Just wait until the normies
The psychology of this comment is fascinating.
That made me laugh but I had to think about why.
Two sentences- my favorite style of joke- one in italics, a quote from above, so a call back. Also a favorite, but it was the droll, dry delivery ending with the word fascinating that was the clincher.
You had to really parse it out to make sense of it, but the reaction was immediate.
Good job.
Just went for about a ten minute bike ride in -18c/ -0.4f. So I wanted to mention the insane Global warming for the normies….
Dang, I can’t do under 5oF
Split 50/50… I’m impressed!
Hell they still haven’t figured out we never went to the moon!
‘lizabeth w. on the Campaign Trail,
purty.
Piper Cherokee, per chance?
The Lone Ranger and Tonto
Uploaded 04/13/2010
The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert.
After they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep.
Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says, ‘Kemo Sabe, look toward sky, what you see? ‘
‘The Lone Ranger replies, ‘I see millions of stars.’
‘What that tell you?’ asked Tonto.
The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says, ‘Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning. Theologically, the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What’s it tell you, Tonto?’
‘You dumber than buffalo shit. It mean someone stole our fucking tent!’
I hate to say this but I remember that episode……
Where the FUCK is Donald John Trump’s “Space Force” ?
Betrayed…again.
Found it!
Who knew? All along BB had it covered:
I think it could be more serious than funny.
It’s now “Joe Biden’s” Space Force AND if it is worth a damn he either has or is trying to diminish or destroy it under orders from his Zipperhead paymasters.
Just like everything else he puts his gaze upon.
I would assume he’d attempt to co-opt it like the other branches. A thing you control is no more a dangerous than you are yourself.
Give them two weeks.
…to flatten the baroon.
I guess if a Chinese destroyer or carrier docks in San Francisco the DoD will say it is not a danger to the shipping lanes and they are just coming over for some R&R. Sheesh.
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again — we have already been taken over; it’s just not “official” yet.
Figured it out yet?
In Babylon they simply left the gates open to end the empire.
Surely no correlation exists.
But, .. but … that big, beautiful wall was to keep them out!
and keep ‘Murkin Lumpen in.
Can you say eccentric?
Do the normies need any more evidence of exactly how impotent FUSA really is? The Dept of Defense is just another generic money laundering racket.
“Looks like three #USAF RC-135s were observing the “Chinese Spy Balloon” over Montana today. These planes are known to track objects the size of a soccer ball from a distance of 300 miles.”
Are those the same NORAD planes that were unable to track three 737’s over the eastern seaboard for 2 hours on September 11th?
Sounds like they know what they’re doing.
The image in the tweet even says KC-135. This is just dumb.
Think it might be an alien spaceship disguised as a weather balloon, those clever bastards from another galaxy.
1 balloon today but next week…..
She’s a hot little kraut!
I looked her up after that video was posted on Sonar21. She’s 62 and still good looking for her age.
The German version is better and sounds way sexier.
She’s now 62 years old.
“These planes are known to track objects the size of a soccer ball from a distance of 300 miles.”
Are there a lot of soccerball-sized objects floating around in the sky?
That’s classified.
… ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ Nutcase?
Please.
“It is vital to establish the flight path of this balloon”
i mean really. NOT like they are gonna spray (most) of The Whole Globe. Again. So Soon. (been wrong plenty o’ X’s though)
Most likely? just scanning for ‘coverage’. Not sure if they would use UV, (The Boss watches many of those shows designed for the Demographic, and She has ‘rubbed off’ on me. Before.) OR…
Something along the lines of…
https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/protein-biology/protein-assays-analysis/reporter-gene-assays/luciferase-assays/luciferase-detection-instrumentation-guide.html
Seems much more plausible for some reason unbeknownst to me.
Prolly didn’t notice the ‘App’ be
cause of…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/12/20/131449/the-us-government-will-begin-to-fund-geoengineering-research/
(Admittance IS the 1st Step in the healing process! 😉)
“To prevent/mitigate
Global Cooling, Global Warming, Climate Derangement SyndromeClimate Change”How DARE You! Even contemplate such a Fiendishly Outlandish Scenario.
Sincerely, “If it saves One Life, It’s for the CHILDREN. AND the Common Good”
P.S. May wanna Stock Up on mosquito repellent, Honey, Etc. While ya are out buying BIC® Lighters.
Is that nose to tail or fender to fender? Kinda confused about the “three buses wide”thing…..
IKR? Are we talking big city metro buses or “short buses” for special needs? What’s the circumference in cubits?
What’s a cubit?
How bout those British double deckers?
Greyhound buses a pretty big.
I saw one of these balloons over Ontario about a month ago. These are going to be like “Classified Documents” ….. Everywhere
I have to wonder if Trudeau gave China the greenlight to pass over Canada. He has already their military here for winter combat training. Chinese pilot training in Alberta under the thin guise of commercial flight training.
You guys just might want a wall up here.
Personally I’m not worried. But others might want to be. Justin did say he liked their Gov’t and envied the power.
Update (0932ET):
In response to some US officials accusing China of sending a spy balloon near ICBM fields in Montana, the Chinese foreign ministry said the balloon was for monitoring the ‘weather’ and veered off course and entered into US airspace due to force majeure.
The ministry “regrets the unintended entry” and said Chinese officials would continue communicating with the US about the balloon. They added the balloon is for meteorological and ‘other scientific research.’
Earlier, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning urged the US to act “calmly and prudently” after some US officials accused China of sending a spy balloon.
“I want to emphasize that before the facts are clear, any speculation and hype are not conducive to the solution of the problem,” Ning said.
So China states the balloon is for weather purposes only, while some US officials declare it a spy balloon. One thing is certain. The balloon mysteriously ended up near a highly sensitive area in Montana that is home to ICBM fields.
In other words the US officials stated loudly to their chinese counterparts ‘Hey assholes, only murika can overfly and spy on other countries and bomb the shyte outta everyone, including your own’
Cchina- Should we use a rainbow colored balloon?
murika – ooOOOoo that’d be really nice, ok. Carry on, with rainbow now ok.
“veered off course…entered restricted space…force majure (REALLY couldn’t help it!)”
Sounds like a guy trying to explain to his special lady how his junk ended up in her trunk!
Oops. Well it’s in there now. Might as well let me finish.
Your technique is flawed, young grasshopper. You finish AS you explain. It makes everything sound so much more believable.
So…either be quick to the finish, OR be a long winded story teller.
;o)
The thing is with Uncle Schlomo , we don’t know if that this isn’t a lie, like everything else they say. Schlomo has zero credibility…nadda…none.
“I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Remember when they collided with one of our recon planes that was patrolling off their coast and it had to land. Then they refused to give it back, but eventually did as disassembled pieces after they stripped and analyzed it.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=80826&page=1
I believe that it would be “red baroon” as they can’t properly pronounce “Ls.”
That’s called, “poetic license”.
Hello,
I represent an advertising conglomerate.
We are interested in leasing space on
the China balloons as a trial venture
for our new “Space Orbital Advertising Division.”
Please contact:
Won Low Bid, 中国区首席执行官
THE VERY BIG CORPORATION LTD.
1234 Wild Post Clem Stretch,
Jersey on Kent, North of Left,
Wales, UK.
__________
Serious note:
Open borders AND AIRSPACE, maybe
USA is not so U.
.
The USSA paper tiger in action
“The USSA paper tiger in action”
Was it “our” balloon?
__
Next thing you know,the balloon
blows a hole and lands in ND.
A farmer finds the balloon in his
field, turns it over and finds a label:
“Property Of CIA.
SKUNKWORKS DIVISION, DOD, USA”
IF FOUND:
Please Drop in Mailbox.
.
Daines is on the mental level only one notch above Biden. Really and it’s sort of weird.
We know someone here in Montana who actually makes balloons and blimps plus the automation tech and I immediately suspected him (not really but you never know). He almost went out business because he wouldn’t take the vaxxxx (govt is his customer and they don’t pay on time either).
We REALLY want to ask him about earth shape etc. but the relationship isn’t like that.
Mt governor:
Gianforte provided the following statement:
“I received an informational briefing yesterday on the situation involving a suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over Montana. From the spy balloon to the Chinese Communist Party spying on Americans through TikTok to CCP-linked companies buying American farmland, I’m deeply troubled by the constant stream of alarming developments for our national security.”
Since Daines said what he did it makes me suspicious because he’s such a tool.
Every college campus is full of Indian,Chinese and Middle Eastern students that doesn’t seem to be a problem for the cocksuckers in New Rome.
Places like the University of Illinois with literally thousands of Zipperhead students would go broke without the China cash cow. The people in your “New Rome” are mostly academics who’ve never had a real job and would and have sold their souls to keep the hallowed halls of the Old Alma Mater open to continue their legacy as professional degreed stupid people.
When I was a Physics student I often spent time at the Engineering Library. Most of the time I was the only white English speaking there. My roommate came once and said it sounded like Jawas there.
the writing on the balloon has been finally deciphered by YewSaff / Pentagram/ eNSA intel experts: FUCK YOU LOUND EYE!
It actually translates to “Made ya look!”
Some of you may have seen this already, but Larry Johnson at Sonar21 has the theory that China may be doing this so that the US shoots it down, giving them the justification tho shoot down satellites.
https://locals.com/feed/22444/michael-yon/3465268/chinese-spy-balloon-over-united-states-how-do-you-know
Fortunately, no previous US president would have allowed the sale of nuclear miniaturization technology to the CCP, therefore a harmless weather balloon could never contain an EMP. Whew, I’m glad that’s over.
The “unexpected” detonation would be listed as a technical glitch by the Chinese. Soo that would be ok with the DOD. Oopsies… It’s ok, it was purpose fluid balloon and got offended. These things happen.
Did they promise to call General Milly Vanilly before they detonate?
Ho Lee Fuk
Sum Ting Wong
Wi Tu Lo
Best troll ever.
Sure, why not? The US .gov and military let Russia fly spy planes all over the USA for two weeks to photograph every sector of American terrain not too many years ago. Feeling secure?
During WWII the Japanese tried using “fire balloon” over the West coast in an attempt to start massive fires…now the CCP is flying balloons over our nuclear launch sites…what could go wrong. If we knew what Brandon’s 10% was we could figure out the actual price of treason.
just looking at the map, it seems like the Japanese would have given us a heads up. Least they could have done since we allowed them to have their Navy back.
When did a bus become a unit of measurement?
Are we talking about a Greyhound type bus or a short school bus?
How exactly have we taken “custody” of it?
It is the wave of stupid that hit around 1995.
There was a time I watched science and documentary shows. That ended in the mid nineties when everything became idiotic.
“the same as six African elephants”
“would fill a dozen Olympic sized swimming pools”
“as long as six busses”
“the height of nine giraffes”
All fucking meaningless idiocy.
Just another check in the ” mankind is getting stupider by the minute” checklist.
This does have a rather nasty possibility … if not today, then — someday …
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/balloons-called-top-delivery-platform-for-nuclear-emp-attack