Originally posted by navy_vet_stg3
So, why would a "weather balloon" still be classified? It wouldn't be, unless of course, it was NOT a "weather balloon". See how that works?

Perhaps it was a very NICE weather balloon. You just don't see those every day.

My eldest bro was king o' the sonar on a missile frigate back in the day. He had some interesting tales to tell late at night at family get togethers.

Apparently it's not all that rare of a deal to pick up really atypical targets.