China's "Weather Balloon"

[finnbow]

BREAKING: Military officials investigating whether Chinese spy balloon released a “chemical cloud” that turned every Republican with a Twitter account into an expert on espionage and air defense.

[Chicks]

Originally Posted by finnbow

BREAKING: Military officials investigating whether Chinese spy balloon released a “chemical cloud” that turned every Republican with a Twitter account into an expert on espionage and air defense.

ROFL.

If it turns out it was just a weather balloon blown off course, Whell’s World will be ranting about wasting taxpayer dollars to shoot it down.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Chicks

ROFL.

If it turns out it was just a weather balloon blown off course, Whell’s World will be ranting about wasting taxpayer dollars to shoot it down.

It was said, by the WaPo, to have been shot down at 60-65 thousand feet, by a Sidewinder. Cheapest air-to-air missile we've got. But I suppose it would have been cheaper to have the fighter close and try to down it with 20mm cannon fire.

NY Times says the gondola was 'roughly the size of three busses.' That sounds pretty big. Wonder if we're sure it wasn't manned?