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    They are reporting one over Missouri too. WTF is going on? While I’m not doubting these are from China, how was the origin determined unless we were tracking them from point of lift off?
     

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    They are reporting one over Missouri too. WTF is going on? While I’m not doubting these are from China, how was the origin determined unless we were tracking them from point of lift off?
    That is the one that was over Montana. The other one was over Latin America yesterday
     

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    China has other methods of collecting
    They are reporting one over Missouri too. WTF is going on? While I’m not doubting these are from China, how was the origin determined unless we were tracking them from point of lift off?
    China has better methods of gaining intel without drawing attention. The balloons are to learn our reactions and the administration's lack of response to their intrusions.
     
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    IMO, this is probably a weather balloon. Only thing it has been doing is taking weather measurements, and sending them back to China. Shoot it down, and that is what we will find out, and look stupid in front of the world. Of course we could lie about it.

    However, it was not off course. It was on course as its true mission though, was not weather collection but to test how we would react to an incursion of our air space and we failed miserably. And as noted, they intentionally did not put spy sensors on it for deniability in case we did shoot it down.
     
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    Haven’t read the whole thread so excuse me.

    I have several thoughts.

    1, as Sasquatch mentioned coastal defenses should have shot it down. Projectiles in the ocean no one’s going to care or know.

    2, as it travels I’m curious what reactions different state leaders will have.

    3, I think this is a great chance to collect the devices, bring them to a none sensitive area on the ground and study them. **** em.
     
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