Jason Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 High-altitude object shot down over Alaska, US says WWW.BBC.CO.UK The object of unknown origin was shot down by an F-22 using a sidewinder missile, the US says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 Also, I guess Alaska isn't in the United States of America. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 TBF it isn't technically united with the rest of the states. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I want to believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I assume another Chinese balloon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Hmm, US is now saying it wasn't a balloon, was 40,000 feet up, and posed a "reasonable threat" to civilian air traffic. No indication it was manned. So...a UAV of some kind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Please be aliens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Uh... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 OLOLOLOLOLOLOLO Boy, we might've really stepped in it now, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 As our resident Warhammer 30k/40k nerd. Suffer not the alien to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 35 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Uh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I demand Biden sends out a single squad to the UFO crash site if there is one. Though it sounds like the UFO might have been shot down over the ocean. Rookie mistake can't recover the wreck like that. We'll get em next time. I'm prepared to assist in reverse engineering the wreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demut Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 16 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Boy, we might've really stepped in it now, huh? Nah, at least according to UFO/UAP folklore this isn't the first time this has happened. Except nowadays the U.S. is doing this weird disclosure-but-not-really-but-maybe-a-little-bit-psych-just-kidding instead of being all hush-hush about it. I once again recommend UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry to anyone interested in a sober, academic treatise on the topic (relying almost exclusively on un- and declassified government documents from around the globe). Something's plainly fucky about the whole phenomenon but it's harder to tell what exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 The right wing spin on this story is that A: Biden is so weak now that foreign governments are sending flying things over willy nilly, and B: they are complaining that he was able to shoot this down before it reached the states, why not the previous balloon? Don’t shoot down a flying thing? BAD! Shoot one down before it reaches the states? BAD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, ort said: The right wing spin on this story is that A: Biden is so weak now that foreign governments are sending flying things over willy nilly, and B: they are complaining that he was able to shoot this down before it reached the states, why not the previous balloon? Don’t shoot down a flying thing? BAD! Shoot one down before it reaches the states? BAD! Exist? BAD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Comet said: Exist? BAD! Objectively true change my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: Thank you for my weird dreams tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jwheel86 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Another one NORAD tracking unidentified object over northern Canada - BNO News BNONEWS.COM NORAD, the agency tasked with protecting the airspace of North America, has detected another unidentified object, this time over northern Canada, officials say. Only few details have been released. A brief statement from NORAD said the agency has “positively identified a high-altitude airborne object over Northern Canada.” Military planes from Alaska and Canada were sent […] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Chances of this being viral marketing for a new X-com or maybe that Stellaris DLC about first contact with pre-FTL civs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 45 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: Another one NORAD tracking unidentified object over northern Canada - BNO News BNONEWS.COM NORAD, the agency tasked with protecting the airspace of North America, has detected another unidentified object, this time over northern Canada, officials say. Only few details have been released. A brief statement from NORAD said the agency has “positively identified a high-altitude airborne object over Northern Canada.” Military planes from Alaska and Canada were sent […] Canada doesn't have F-22 jets, so this could be a problem. Can CF-18s take out balloons at 50,000 feet? EDIT - nvm, already shot down: Quote An unidentified object which was detected over northern Canada on Saturday has been shot down by a U.S. fighter jet assigned to NORAD, officials say. It follows a serious of mysterious incidents in recent weeks. ... “I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace,” Trudeau said in a brief statement. “Canadian Forces will now recover and analyze the wreckage of the object.” Trudeau said he had also spoken with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Canada doesn't have F-22 jets, so this could be a problem. Can CF-18s take out balloons at 50,000 feet? EDIT - nvm, already shot down: Probably more of a range from base issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Safe to assume this is China testing NORAD's capabilities and response times with different types of balloons/objects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 The more this happens, the more I think Eric Cartman is right about a lot of things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 30 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Safe to assume this is China testing NORAD's capabilities and response times with different types of balloons/objects? It’s a good bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Who are the Chinese going to fire this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demut Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Here's the one we sent: 5 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Safe to assume this is China testing NORAD's capabilities and response times with different types of balloons/objects? Eh. It's probably at least in part a "Fuck you!" in response to the U.S.'s announcement that they're gonna open new(?) military bases in the Philippines which naturally angered the eternally insecure [Absolutely Not Acceptable - Commissar SFLUFAN], especially since they haughtily declared that the former's waters are rightfully theirs, what with their juvenile seven-dash line or whatever retarded name they gave it. Not like it's the first time they threw a tantrum in this manner after getting "disrespected" (cf. the idiotic missile barrage over Taiwan post-Pelosi visit). Consider this a first and only warning to knock off the use of slurs - Commissar SFLUFAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 32 minutes ago, silentbob said: Blow it up I want masapan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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