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Home » Topics » News » Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF

Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF

Tagged: Chinese balloon fighter sidewinder shoot down pico balloon

  • This topic has 2 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 3 months ago by Wyndell Ferguson.
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  • February 16, 2023 at 4:36 pm #37717
    Phillip BeallPhillip Beall
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      All,

      OK, we have all been fascinated to read about the Chinese balloon that was allowed to wander all over for a week before being shot down. Then three more scary objects were shot down. Reports of sensor jamming, shape-shifting and optical chicanery abounded. Uh, well, maybe not.

      No less respected authority than Aviation Week & Space Technology just put this out – Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF – oops. Some fighter pilots are going to be quietly going out and taking the UFO decals off of their jets.

      Those pesky ham radio guys caused quite the stir!  LOL  At $400k per pop AIM9 missiles are not cheap. Impressive to me is that our fighter types could hit a pico balloon with one of them. Impressive!

      Enjoy,

      Phillip

      February 16, 2023 at 5:07 pm #37718
      Kathy BeallKathy Beall
      Participant

        You have GOT to be kidding me!!!  ????????‍♀️????????

        March 3, 2023 at 9:54 am #37945
        Wyndell Ferguson
        Participant

          guess they forgot to load the cheap bullets

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