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Tracking the Balloons o Doom

weatherfide said:
What is all of the white dust coming out of the balloon?

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The gas inside being either hydrogen or helium (typical of balloons like that) tend to appear that way when suddenly released into the atmosphere around them upon popping. Isn't exactly dust but is the reaction to a sudden exposure at that high of an altitude in that environment.
 
Rain Cold said:
They don't want to collect it. There could have been many non-populated areas over which to shoot it down. They already have the story going about how it's probably going to sink and how the salt water will likely ruin any chance to get anything meaningful from it.

How do they know it's Chinese?

How do they know it's a spy balloon?

How are we not able to detect aircraft until they are already over the US?

Why do we not want to retrieve it or get anything useful from it?

Why is launching a balloon whose trajectory is subject to random weather patterns the most efficient way for China to spy on us in 2023?

Why would we let it traverse the whole country of the United States/How do we know it wouldn't be dangerous to the US?

This is ridiculous.
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-Likely because intel, tracking wind patterns
-Likely also intel and they likely intercepted the signal from it or found some indicator that it was
-Wind patterns again most likely, kept it offshore and out of reach until it came close. It may have not been much of a deal to Canada due to it not being near people, so once it got close to the US it likely was investigated quickly
-No idea, I'd want to
-My guess is as good as yours but I guess that it's either meant to be a scare tactic or is cheaper than a satellite and launching one
-shooting it down over land risks civilians being struck no matter what so they went with the first area that it wouldn't harm anyone if it fell off course.
 
Lotsa great video & Pics bring it down.. (In the Gallery)..

WECT viewers’ photos and videos of the Chinese balloon shot down off Carolina coast​


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WECT viewers’ photos and videos of the Chinese balloon shot down off Carolina coast

Viewers from across the Cape Fear region were able to capture pictures and video of the suspected Chinese spy balloon, which was shot down by military jets off the coast of Myrtle Beach on Saturday.
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QUESTION for METS especially for @Webberweather53 ..
This "Ballon" was riding the Jet Stream(s), et al at 60K feet +/- on the edge of the Troposphere or the Lower edge of the Stratosphere..

My question is this..

WHERE Would'of this balloon needed to be Launched from, to achieve the intended trajectory, (Montana) coming in from the North and (west)?

I presume, or, coming over from Canada, (as their radar etc spotted it first), into Montana?

Coming from (China) directly, via the Jet Stream at that attitude isn't quite working out (for Me anyway),, unless Launched from the..

Daxing'anling Prefecture, In China, or somewhere in Northern Mongolia???

As OUR *POLAR VORTEX originates from Siberia? or there's abouts? (IN Russia).. Then dipping into the Canada Artic/NW Territories/Alaska... As it Sweeps into the Lower 48?

I just don't not see it "riding" the Jet stream from China.. to Montana..
Care to help explain??? (Seriously).. ?


Sry SD, I have questions.. (At least about ,, concerning the WEATHER & Jet Streams.)
 
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SENC said:
QUESTION for METS especially for @Webberweather53 ..
This "Ballon" was riding the Jet Stream(s), et al at 60K feet +/- on the edge of the Troposphere or the Lower edge of the Stratosphere..

My question is this..

WHERE Would'of this balloon needed to be Launched from, to achieve the intended trajectory, (Montana) coming in from the North and (west)?

I presume, or, coming over from Canada, (as their radar etc spotted it first), into Montana?

Coming from (China) directly, via the Jet Stream at that attitude isn't quite working out (for Me anyway),, unless Launched from the..

Daxing'anling Prefecture, In China, or somewhere in Northern Mongolia???

As OUR *POLAR VORTEX originates from Siberia? or there's abouts? (IN Russia).. Then dipping into the Canada Artic/NW Territories/Alaska... As it Sweeps into the Lower 48?

I just don't not see it "riding" the Jet stream from China.. to Montana..
Care to help explain??? (Seriously).. ?


Sry SD, I have questions.. (At least about ,, concerning the WEATHER & Jet Streams.)
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These questions are ok not the deleted post
 
Rain Cold said:
They don't want to collect it. There could have been many non-populated areas over which to shoot it down. They already have the story going about how it's probably going to sink and how the salt water will likely ruin any chance to get anything meaningful from it.

How do they know it's Chinese?

How do they know it's a spy balloon?

How are we not able to detect aircraft until they are already over the US?

Why do we not want to retrieve it or get anything useful from it?

Why is launching a balloon whose trajectory is subject to random weather patterns the most efficient way for China to spy on us in 2023?

Why would we let it traverse the whole country of the United States/How do we know it wouldn't be dangerous to the US?

This is ridiculous.
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1) China admitted to it being their 'Weather balloon' They said "My Bad"

2) You and I don't, but we also know that weather balloons don't have payloads the size of 2-3 busses...

3) They totally knew about it. How did 2-3 school busses fly over Canada and NOOOONE saw it on radar? They knew, but the CBC is in bed with Trudeau. The whole story only broke when it entered Montana and residents saw it.

4) they are retrieving it, just keeping it hush hush. As if the chinese think that were really just going to let it sink.

5) a) Random enough to pass over Malstrom AFB, Ellisworth AFB, Offut AFB, Whiteman AFB, Ft. leonardwood, And Ft. Bragg.
5) b) It's about lens viewing. Think of how good of a resolution you can get on an image from a Satelite at 200-500 miles in orbit, now reduce your height to just 12 to 14 miles? Prior to the 50's and 60's we used to use weather balloons to spy. But we stopped when air defense systems and air to air missles became good enough to reach those heights. We stopped because it was no longer effective as the success rate was abysmal as enemies shot them down. Now in 2023 we're just dumb enough or paid enough to let em.

I Don't believe for 1 minute the reason we didn't shoot that down was for public safety. There wasn't a single multi hectacre cattle ranch in Montana, or any BLM land in SD, or a corn field in nebraska for them to safely drop this thing? If they can pin point the the splash down location of a space craft returning to earth from the moon at speeds over 25,000 Mph, they can't find a spot to put the balloon down? Horseshit.
 
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