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  1. 02-04-2023, 04:48 PM #31
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    That was a much better view than I had seen previously. Thanks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sandman View Post
    Still going to be a hard impact.. the ocean isn’t that forgiving at the speed that it will be traveling..

    Despite the finger pointing and blame being assigned.. I’ll believe that there was a chit load of subject matter experts brainstorming options on a multi day “zoom” .. not Biden making a decision in a vacuum..
    I think the biggest concern with shooting it down over land was the potential for disaster when the debris reached the ground.
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    Word from those who track them. There was a Cobra Ball monitoring it while it was in our airspace .

    Forgot to add for those who are unaware .. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cobra+ball+rc-135&t=h_&ia=web


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    This is the track from one of the sorties.
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    Hey Ben! Do you know these folks? This picture was intercepted from the Chinese spy balloon and traced to the Conroe, Texas area.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    Hey Ben! Do you know these folks? This picture was intercepted from the Chinese spy balloon and traced to the Conroe, Texas area.]
    Those are definitely East County folks...They're not normally seen in daylight unless they need to make an emergency run for spare parts for the meth cooker......Ben
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    Ah, yes! East County. It makes sense now.
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    Pentagon just revealed that 3 Chinese Balloons over flew the US during the Trump admin and one right at the beginning of Biden. Trump Sec of Defense Esper said he did not know about it...

    https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-ne...x.html?tab=all
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    Just found this video where you can actually hear the sound of the explosion.

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    "The only thing that we learn from torture is the depths of our own moral depravity"
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    AHHHH!!...My eyes!...Pass the Clorox quick!......Ben
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    Quote Originally Posted by Truckman View Post
    AHHHH!!...My eyes!...Pass the Clorox quick!......Ben
    Me too Ben. Pass the cleaner.
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    And we have the balloon and its payload

    https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/polit...tos/index.html
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