They probably filled it with enough chemical warfare weaponry to kill off half the population of the US if we shoot it down.

Yeah go ahead shoot it down what they waiting for?? Bunch whoose.
Not like it can't have the latest greatest strain of bugs smeared on it. Maybe bunch lead bullets feed the eagles..

You guys need go watch the old Blob movie. See what happened to the first Hillbilly Redneck poked that thing with stick.
Geeze ..

Mac

MJM a glider starts falling as soon as its released. The external energy used is gravity. If its in a thermal it can rise by circling with the air current in the thermal. The external energy used is heat from the sun. As soon as its out of the thermal it begins to fall again. It does not move forward against the wind very well.
https://snohomishballoonride.com/how-do-you-steer-a-hot-air-balloon-where-will-we-land/

If it was a bio attack it would have burst over the west coast. not the sparse population of MT. The whole story is not adding up. China has satellites. we are definately NOT getting the Paul Harvey version

Nothing to see here folks, just move along. Rest assured ol' Slow Joe has got it all taken care of. If he can keep Hunter out of jail this long, this balloon is nothing to worry about.

This administration is showing the whole world WEAKNESS!

Next strain of covid payload

I'm sure Dr. Anthony Fakey has that in the plans too.

OMG! . . . it's the 25th anniversary of Black Sunday!! The Chinese are going to blow up that balloon while hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with thousands of people and the president of the United States in attendance.

Why would a sitting president not take it out for security reasons?

Unless you sent out invitations to China! President states he doesn't want it to fall on people.

Only someone who lives shoulder to shoulder to neighbors would think like that.

If its over Montana, not too much problem of hitting someone. Use a little Kentucky windage and figure it out.

somebody quick,,,,get Super Bowl tickets for the Vice President!

And the rest of the democratic party

Maybe there just trying to figure out how to buy and ship fur at better rate. Land balloon in Walmart parking lot pick up fur from trappers like NAFA used to.
Cut guys like old Groney the middle man right out take over routes by balloon.
Maybe they just wanted to show the Japanese how far they could fly balloon over US??
So many questions so few Chinese balloons to answer them.


Mac

What I don’t understand. Is why are we not trying to capture it and find out what the heck it is. So much for strategic air command.. that’s been bastardized as well as everything else. Learn Mandarin I guess.

I agree, it is likely another chinese bioweapon and and if shot down will infest NA.
That is what they mean when they say it could hurt people if shot down.

Why can't the Governor of that state have it shot down?

SAC was disbanded decades ago

Where is Trumps Space Force when we need it? Im going to listen to the experts on this sight!

I thought they had an air national guard?

All the info on the balloon is probably in the documents they took from Trump. He always blew more than enough hot air to float a balloon that big.
Biden he is probably on the phone with Chinese right now saying. "Come on man what you trying to do here?"
Chinese be like ask that Santos kid he knows all about it.

Mean while rednecks far and wide yelling. Choot-em! Choot-em!

Mac