USA shooting down something at 40000ft over Alaska

[Funky_Chicken]

Operation Bluebeam

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

Operation Bluebeam

At least get the name of the conspiracy theory right, it’s ‘project blue beam’, and I don’t think folk will be convinced by a few balloons

 

[newyddion]

At least get the name of the conspiracy theory right, it’s ‘project blue beam’, and I don’t think folk will be convinced by a few balloons

Have you heard of Utah?

 

[Muttley]

Slightly surprised that they used a Sidewinder missile to down it rather than canons (I believe the F22 has canons?)

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

Parts of lake Michigan air space closed now. Another suspected flying object.

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

All the talk of this will surely be encouraging people in the US to set try and imitate the ‘balloons’ to see if they can get a reaction.

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

Slightly surprised that they used a Sidewinder missile to down it rather than canons (I believe the F22 has canons?)

From what I read it's because it was so high altitude

While Chinese netizens mocked the use of such an expensive missile, the AIM-9X Sidewinder is the smallestand cheapest air-to-air missile in the USAF arsenal.

It would be impossible for the F-22 Raptor pilot to use its 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan rotary cannon to shoot down the balloon, which is still 7,000 feet (2.1 km) above it!

In case you are wondering – the M61A2 Vulcan has an effective range of only 2,000 feet (600 metres). So a missile was necessary to bring down the Chinese spy balloon, and the AIM-9X was the right tool for the job.

Interestingly, the FRANK callsign may be a reference to World War I Medal of Honor recipient First Lieutenant Frank Luke Jr., who is known as the “Arizona Balloon Buster” for shooting down 14 German balloons, as well as four planes.

 

[uncle_rico]

Reports coming through of another incident over the Great Lakes.

 

[KiwiBoro]

From what I read it's because it was so high altitude

I'm surprised that it was a sidewinder, they used to be heat seeking missiles, not sure how hot a balloon would be for the missile to acquire it.

 

[Oooo]

first one was a Sidewinder, second was a AIM 9X whatever that is

 

[Oooo]

just looked and it is a sidewinder as well so there you go

 

[boroboy6872]

Reports coming through of another incident over the Great Lakes.

Yep

Shot down above Lake Huron (Michigan), unsure of which side of the border

 

[KiwiBoro]

Hope we are not heading towards a 99 Red Balloons moment.

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

US military shoots down another flying object over Lake Huron

Washington has been on high alert since its military destroyed a suspected Chinese spy balloon on 4 February.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[swordtrombonefish]

 

[boroboy6872]

Octagonal in shape

Thargoids are coming

 

[Willow]

Distraction from what tf is happening in Ohio...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624885466469175298

 

[FabioPorkpie]

Distraction from what tf is happening in Ohio...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624885466469175298

Stew peters is a dangerous antivax conspiracist loon. Can’t believe a word he says.
For example, he believes the American footballer who collapsed recently died (because of the covid vax) and has been replaced by a body double…. And that body double turned up on the pitch at the superbowl last night.

 

[FabioPorkpie]

Stew peters is a dangerous antivax conspiracist loon. Can’t believe a word he says.
For example, he believes the American footballer who collapsed recently died (because of the covid vax) and has been replaced by a body double…. And that body double turned up on the pitch at the superbowl last night.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624962150937550848

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

Slightly surprised that they used a Sidewinder missile to down it rather than canons (I believe the F22 has canons?)

A pin would do the job.