US shoots down unknown object flying in airspace near Alaska

Not sure whats cracking on north of Deadhorse airport but there is a Lockheed Martin HC-130J circulating the area. Assuming inspecting the wreckage site where it came down.

originally posted by: CuriousCelt
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I wonder what coast it was shot down from. Looks like storms and clouds all along the west and south coasts of Alaska.

a reply to: marg6043

If it was ET then it would have been a suicide bicycle ride because the government was watching the object since last Thursday evening.

originally posted by: putnam6
a reply to: LSU2018

General said it was heading northeast, checking the winds over Alaska that seems would be impossible for a balloon

Hovering over Alaska currently, I don't see any wind blowing NE.

Wundermap

originally posted by: LSU2018

originally posted by: CuriousCelt
It's a case of smokes and mirrors. More than likely a fabricated story to make dippy joe look like hes doing something.

I wonder what coast it was shot down from. Looks like storms and clouds all along the west and south coasts of Alaska.

Prudhoe Bay

North Slope 😎

originally posted by: Silcone Synapse
a reply to: Violater1
WTF is going on with Whoopi GB's shirt-It appears to have a picture of a dog wearing a niqab/nun outfit on the lower left?
Or am I having eyesight problems?

It looks like a weather cover for a large sedan. Check for brands with that image on it.

originally posted by: Silcone Synapse
a reply to: Violater1
WTF is going on with Whoopi GB's shirt-It appears to have a picture of a dog wearing a niqab/nun outfit on the lower left?
Or am I having eyesight problems?

Looks like someone or something with a black nose in a hazmat suit.

Well they did finally shoot down the balloon. and who said anything about

also who said anything about a "zero gravity high tech UFO?" perhaps it was coal fired!

But seriously, there a lot of tech we don't know about thats for sure.

a reply to: LSU2018

a reply to: deviant300

Just checked flight radar. theres nothing there. just an Air france going polar.

originally posted by: quintessentone
It seems to me that the air currents are bringing the floating objects along the same trajectory.

is it a big sucking wind towards DC?

I would think all the hot air coming from there would be blowing things *away* from central US

a reply to: JakiusFogg

It was AFRQ5827 fr24.com...:13/12x/AFRQ5827/2f26c7ba

It seems to have vanished of the map now probably has finished whatever it was doing.

originally posted by: lordcomac

originally posted by: quintessentone
It seems to me that the air currents are bringing the floating objects along the same trajectory.

is it a big sucking wind towards DC?

I would think all the hot air coming from there would be blowing things *away* from central US

There seems to be a few air vortex all heading towards Alaska.

earth.nullschool.net.../wind/surface/level/orthographic=-178.08,52.94,278

a reply to: quintessentone

ET will retaliate, mark my words, we will be invaded soon,

originally posted by: marg6043
a reply to: quintessentone

ET will retaliate, mark my words, we will be invaded soon,

I think they already have by totally avoiding us.

originally posted by: deviant300
a reply to: JakiusFogg

It was AFRQ5827 fr24.com...:13/12x/AFRQ5827/2f26c7ba

It seems to have vanished of the map now probably has finished whatever it was doing.

There's a map of the flight at Must Read Alaska.

ETA:
The article mentions "Aviation sources are speculating the Air Force has its eye on a submarine.". That adds a new dimension.

Non-maneuverable, and floating == balloon. The size of a car is very similar to common weather/experimental balloons that are used daily/weekly by scientists, high schools science classes, and others. They do get bigger as they get waaayy up, but that is a common size.

For them to find it threatening, there must have been something fishy about it, or just a photo op. Even if it originated in China, it would still likely be just a weather, or or science type thing at that size. They usually have a small sensor package for stuff like air temp/pressure/humidity or some other special thing in the case of college or HS projects.

originally posted by: LogicalGraphitti

originally posted by: deviant300
a reply to: JakiusFogg

It was AFRQ5827 fr24.com...:13/12x/AFRQ5827/2f26c7ba

It seems to have vanished of the map now probably has finished whatever it was doing.

There's a map of the flight at Must Read Alaska.

ETA:
The article mentions "Aviation sources are speculating the Air Force has its eye on a submarine.". That adds a new dimension.

submarine !!!! 🥳️

Here is another link to coverage (just FYI)

High-Altitude Object Over Alaska Shot Down By F-22 Jet; CH-47 Helicopters Deployed In Recovery Op

a reply to: Halfswede

I saw someone else mention that it was sitting at 40,000 ft. Which puts it at the same level as most commercial airliners. So that could be why it was shot down so quickly.

That said, I think the whole thing is just a little bit of dick wagging on both sides. China thought it was a fluke we detected the last balloon and that we were bluffing when we were had retroactively identified three other balloons. So they sent another. In response, we shot this one down promptly to let them know it was no fluke.