HeyEng Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 “Unidentified silver/gray cylindrical object” shot down over Alaska and Canada! It’s like they are deliberately trying to create conspiracy theories! I would have called it a drone dirigible but hey, what do I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkDiggler Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrndPndr Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Did one of these get away? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herkbum Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Add another one over Lake Huron Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HeyEng Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 DW News claimed that the object shot down over Lake Huron was “octagonal” shaped and Senator Chuck Schumer said these could “possibly” be balloons! Well let’s hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnman Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosuper Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Don't you find this is not funny anymore since this first time in NORADs history that they have shot something down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arg Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 What? https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/02/12/pentagon-confirms-shot-down-objects-arent-balloons-makes-an-even-weirder-admission-n702817?utm_source=rsmorningbriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=bfcab5f0c58b3691765086d28bfa5c1c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyEng Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 A craft that does not have wings nor it lighter than air that can traverse intercontinental? I also saw on TV a senator who said they had over eight briefings on the original Chinese balloon but none so far on these new ones. And if these are aliens, I’m kind of disappointed that they are so easy to shoot down, I mean where’s Klaatu ordering Gort to use his lasers to disable the missiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyEng Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 Anybody have tips on how to make a tinfoil hat? I never had the need to make one so any help would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewGazmo Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 It is more than possible for a mylar party balloon to get to 20,000 feet in the right conditions. I was providing tanker support for a POTUS CAP over NYC years ago when Trump was president. It was fun listening to a birthday balloon intercept unfold over tac freq. The Strike Eagle drivers got pretty fired up over not being able to ID this thing for about 10 minutes in between a few overcast layers. EADS was able to pick up a mylar balloon over NYC at about 13,000 feet. In light of recent events, I could see us using excessive force on a party balloon.Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter14 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Anybody have tips on how to make a tinfoil hat? I never had the need to make one so any help would be appreciated!I would suggest asking this question over in the COVID-19 thread…Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Spike Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 6 hours ago, pawnman said: Would be awesome if it weren't a year off. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waveshaper Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Target rich environment. How many AIM-9's do we have stockpiled? '99 Red Balloons: US Air Base Launching Slew of Weather Balloons as Scrutiny Intensifies over Flying Objects:' 'The National Weather Service alone releases around 92 balloons every single day in the United States and its territories. They can float to altitudes of around 100,000 feet, according to the weather agency.' 99 Red Balloons: US Air Base Launching Slew of Weather Balloons as Scrutiny Intensifies over Flying Objects | Military.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 58 minutes ago, waveshaper said: Target rich environment. How many AIM-9's do we have stockpiled? '99 Red Balloons: US Air Base Launching Slew of Weather Balloons as Scrutiny Intensifies over Flying Objects:' 'The National Weather Service alone releases around 92 balloons every single day in the United States and its territories. They can float to altitudes of around 100,000 feet, according to the weather agency.' 99 Red Balloons: US Air Base Launching Slew of Weather Balloons as Scrutiny Intensifies over Flying Objects | Military.com How many -9Xs? The answer is not near enough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herkbum Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Report I saw said they used 2 because first one missed. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BashiChuni Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 24 minutes ago, herkbum said: Report I saw said they used 2 because first one missed. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app wouldn't be the first time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourFans Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 11 hours ago, herkbum said: Report I saw said they used 2 because first one missed. Meh. If every missile our country created and fired in the last 50 years had performed exactly as advertised, warfare wouldn't exist anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Missiles not Hittles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Isn't the Scott O'Grady Rule to get a confirmed air-to-air kill, the target has to cost more than the missile used to destroy it? Ironically, a quick Google search revealed the O'Grady Rule actually states "a drunken mistake can only be used to (partially) negate mens rea (and only for crimes of specific intent) and not to justify an unreasonable use of force in a plea of self-defence." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyEng Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewGazmo Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Birthday balloon.Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperWSO Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 National Enquirer - “ F-22 Pilot with two kills seen purchasing 150 Mylar balloons at Party City” 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearedHot Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Interesting that the NASA bird is up at 60,000' tonight running tracks over Minnesota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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