Pentagon: Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Spotted Over Western US

[CancerMan]

This is probably the most embarrassing and ridiculous stories I have ever heard.

Even people at r/conspiracy say "it's an invitation to a war".

The truth is much simpler than that.
Marco Rubio was so wet when meeting Trump that he made Donald's tiny hands so wet, the balloon slipped outz before they could paint remaining 47 flags (sorry Ohio, you're not a state).

In an age when at least half of the world supposedly has 360 degree satellites which can see everything and anything, saying that a reportedly adversary country sends a Disneyland balloon to spy on you is ridiculous.
#ginaisourenemy

 

[Turd Fergusen]

US military recovers electronic sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon​

The US military recovered the electronic mechanism and key sensors — believed to be used for intelligence gathering — from the Chinese spy balloon shot down earlier this month, officials announced Monday.

“Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified as well as large sections of the structure,” the US military’s Northern Command said in a statement.

Members of the FBI’s evidence response team have since been studying the remnants to assess how extensive its surveillance capabilities were, but didn’t have access to the majority of the balloon’s “payload” — its onboard electronics. The military now has possession of the critical electronics.

US military recovers electronic sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon

US military workers have recovered the electronic mechanism and key sensors — believed to be used for intelligence gathering — from the Chinese spy balloon shot down earlier this month.

nypost.com

 

[Turd Fergusen]

White House says ‘thousands’ of objects in skies could be used car lot balloons​

There are hundreds, “if not thousands,” of unknown objects soaring in the skies — but they’re likely just used car balloons or other benign crafts and not aliens visiting Earth, White House officials said Monday.

“There are no UFOs. This is not an invasion of the aliens,” White House Homeland Security Adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall said in a virtual briefing with governors after the US military shot down three flying objects last weekend.

White House says ‘thousands’ of objects in skies could be used car lot balloons — not aliens

“I mean, it’s funny, but its’ not funny because people are communicating this on platforms that are widely viewed,” Sherwood-Randall said.

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[Satanica]

Of course, that doesn't explain how they change directions and altitude and speed. I don't think wind covers it. I also can't imagine that there are that many advertising balloons getting loose.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Look how dumb they think you are...

 

[thuumpr]

 

[Turd Fergusen]

The WH thinks we are as dumb as brandon!

 

[knockout]

The WH thinks we are as dumb as brandon!

Well, he did win the popular vote and never left his basement or had more than a few hundred people at his rallies

 

[Kelli]

Well, of course!! Are there any of those tall skinny creepy ones up there????

 

[thuumpr]

Biden says three aerial objects US shot down likely not related to China surveillance​

President reveals intelligence assessment after US shoots down airborne 'objects', takes no questions

Obviously he filled his mind with the reveal - no room for answers (to agreed upon questions after the weather balloon shootdowns)

Biden says three aerial 'objects' US shot down likely not related to China surveillance

Presiden Biden said Thursday the three objects the U.S. shot down in recent days were likely not from China and from private entities.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Turd Fergusen]

US completes Chinese spy balloon recovery off South Carolina: Pentagon​

WASHINGTON – The US military has completed its recovery of the Chinese spy balloon that spent a week traveling from Alaska to South Carolina earlier this month, the Pentagon announced Friday.

The Navy on Thursday concluded its recovery efforts that began after President Biden ordered the shoot-down on Feb. 4 of the surveillance device that had loitered over sensitive US military sites along its path.

NORAD commander Gen. Glen VanHerck had described the balloon as close to 200 feet tall with a payload the size of a jetliner, producing much debris to collect.

As pieces of the payload were recovered, the Navy helped transport them to shore, where they were taken into custody by federal investigators and sent to the FBI Lab at Quantico, Va.

US completes Chinese spy balloon recovery off South Carolina: Pentagon

The military has completed its recovery of the Chinese spy balloon that spent a week in US airspace traveling from Alaska to South Carolina earlier this month, according to the Pentagon.

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[thuumpr]

And more info on the shoot down over Lake Huron.

It took TWO sidewinder missiles to down a $14 balloon at a cost of $400k per missile.

With the way cash has been flowing this is a WIN for Joe!

 

[Turd Fergusen]

‘No apology’ from China over spy balloon: Blinken​

China offered “no apology” for the spy balloon that traveled across most of the US earlier this month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday, as he cautioned that Beijing was planning on providing lethal assistance to Russia during its nearly year long war on Ukraine.

The developments come despite President Biden claiming that the spy balloon, which was shot down Feb. 4 in the Atlantic off the South Carolina coast, would not hinder communications between Washington and Beijing and his relationship with Xi Jinping.

“There was no apology,” Blinken told NBC News’ Chuck Todd in an interview on “Meet the Press” aired Sunday.

“But what I can also tell you is this was an opportunity to speak very clearly and very directly about the fact that China sent a surveillance balloon over our territory, violating our sovereignty, violating international law. And I told him quite simply that that was unacceptable and can never happen again.”

Blinken met with Wang Saturday night at the international security conference in Munich — their first face-to-face meeting since US fighter jets downed the balloon off the South Carolina coast Feb. 4.

‘No apology’ from China over spy balloon: Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there was “no apology” from his Chinese counterpart during the Saturday meeting in Munich.

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[thuumpr]

Please! No more $400K missiles!

Try your guns.

 

[knockout]

The new solution

 

[Kelli]

It's being covered, at least on here. They are arresting reporters trying to report about it.

https://dreamindemon.com/community/threads/reporter-arrested-during-news-event-on-ohio-train-derailment.137967/

I did see that, after I said it… and apologized to her lol

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Pentagon releases pilot’s Chinese spy balloon selfie​

The photographs were taken Feb. 3, the day before two US Air Force F-22 fighter jets shot down the balloon off Myrtle Beach, SC. The shot of a U-2 pilot looking at the balloon was published Tuesday on the blog Dragon Lady Today, run by UK-based aerospace journalist Chris Pocock. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh confirmed the image’s authenticity Wednesday.

Pentagon releases pilot’s Chinese spy balloon selfie

The Defense Department Wednesday released stunning images taken by a U-2 surveillance pilot of the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina earlier this month.

nypost.com

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Video of fighter jets shooting down UFOs over Alaska is classified, won't be released: Pentagon​

The Pentagon said that footage of U.S. military aircraft shooting down two unidentified flying objects over Alaska is currently considered classified and will not be publicly released.

"The footage of the high altitude objects and the takedown of those objects exists," a Defense Department spokesman told Fox News Digital Wednesday, adding that "none of that footage has been cleared for release" and that "the footage remained classified."

The comments come after the Defense Department said last month that multiple "high-altitude objects" were shot down over Alaska at the direction of President Biden.

Video of fighter jets shooting down UFOs over Alaska is classified, won't be released: Pentagon

The Pentagon currently has no plans to release footage of UFOs that were shot down over Alaska last month, though as spokesperson acknowledged such footage exists.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from US military sites: report​

The Chinese spy balloon that drifted across the US in February collected intelligence from several American military sites and transmitted the information back to Beijing in real-time — even as the Biden administration intercepted it, according to US officials.

The spy balloon made multiple passes over some key locations and was able to send Beijing the information it gathered instantaneously, two current and one former senior US administration official told NBC News.

While soaring through the sky, the balloon was able to collect intelligence from electronic signals.

Such intelligence may have included weapons systems or communications from base personnel.

The three officials told NBC that China would have been able to gain much more intelligence had the Biden administration not moved around potential targets and stopped the targeted areas from broadcasting or emitting signals.

When the balloon was shot down in February off the coast of South Carolina, Biden officials said it was equipped with antennas capable of collecting communications signals and also carried large solar panels that can run various data sensors.

China has maintained that the balloon was part of a civilian meteorological research project and just strayed off its course — claims the US State Department has called bogus.

Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from US military sites: report

The spy balloon made multiple passes over some key locations and was able to send Beijing the information it gathered instantaneously.

nypost.com

 

[knockout]

I said earlier Brandon waited for China to get the information it paid for, before giving the shoot down order
He’s been selling the country for almost 50 years, but it’s ok he’s a high ranking swamp monster, like Pelosi and the Clintons
No one cared where the $850,000 Clinton paid Paula Jones came from
It’s ok to rape women and interns if you’re a high ranking swamp monster, and your high ranking swamp wife will attack the victims for you

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Biden excuses China’s spy balloon flight as Blinken visits Beijing​

President Biden kicked off his first day of campaigning for re-election by making excuses for communist China — saying that President Xi Jinping never meant to fly a spy balloon over sensitive American military sites earlier this year.

“I don’t think the leadership knew where it was, and knew what was in it, and knew what was going on,” Biden told reporters Saturday as he headed to Philadelphia for his first campaign rally of the 2024 election. “I think it was more embarrassing than it was intentional.”

The conciliatory comments came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken continued a two-day visit to Beijing, his first diplomatic trip there since he called off a planned trip as the balloon made its uncontested three-day journey across US airspace.

“I’m hoping that over the next several months I’ll be meeting with Xi again, and talking about legitimate differences we have but also how … to get along,” Biden added.

Republicans were outraged at Biden’s anemic take on the incursion.

Biden excuses China’s spy balloon flight as Blinken visits Beijing

“I don’t think the leadership knew where it was, and knew what was in it, and knew what was going on,” Biden told reporters.

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[knockout]

Biden excuses China’s spy balloon flight as Blinken visits Beijing​

Biden excuses China’s spy balloon flight as Blinken visits Beijing

“I don’t think the leadership knew where it was, and knew what was in it, and knew what was going on,” Biden told reporters.

nypost.com

Seriously, people are going to vote for this sniffing, senile bribery specialist just because they’re passing him off as a woke liberal democrat
Shows just how indoctrinated the population has become, especially the millennial college graduates

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Chinese spy balloon had American-made parts, probably didn't transmit, according to report​

(TND) — The Chinese spy balloon shot down by the United States this winter contained off-the-shelf American-made parts and likely didn't transmit information back to China, officials told The Wall Street Journal.

The Biden administration hasn’t released an official report on the makeup or capabilities of the balloon, but the WSJ cited unnamed U.S. officials who are privy to preliminary findings.

The balloon was shot down in early February after flying over parts of the U.S. and Canada for about a week.

The officials told the WSJ that the findings support the belief that it was a spy craft and not a civilian weather balloon, as has been China’s public position.

Chinese spy balloon had American-made parts, probably didn't transmit, according to report

The Chinese spy balloon shot down by the U.S. contained off-the-shelf American-made parts and likely didn't transmit information back to China, the WSJ reports.

wchstv.com

 

[BuffettGirl]

This isn't exactly a 'spy balloon' question, but it is a mutual destruction question...

Did anyone know that China tested it's Emergency Broadcast System yesterday, just as we did? Coincidence, or is something more sinister afoot?

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Did anyone know that China tested it's Emergency Broadcast System yesterday, just as we did? Coincidence, or is something more sinister afoot?

Wanna cite proof of this claim??

 

[BuffettGirl]

Wanna cite proof of this claim??

'Attention - remain calm': Russia tests public warning system

Russia tested its emergency public warning systems across the country on Wednesday, blaring out sirens and interrupting some television and radio broadcasts to warn the population to stay calm.

www.reuters.com

 

[Turd Fergusen]

That's Russia, not China. I do agree though, that things seem odd at this point.

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Full year after Chinese spy balloon, Biden admin slammed for continued secrecy surrounding craft​

One full year after the US Air Force shot a Chinese spy balloon out of the sky, the FBI’s forensic report on the craft’s surveillance capabilities remains veiled in secrecy — sparking a blunt demand for “appropriate transparency” from the Biden administration, The Post has learned.

The giant balloon’s days-long journey across the entire North American continent in early 2023 — which dominated headlines around the world until its remnants were fished out of the ocean off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 17 — was a “major intelligence failure” caused by President Biden’s weakness, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) wrote Friday to FBI Director Christopher Wray.

“It is time that the administration comes clean about what it knows regarding the balloon and when it knew it,” Issa’s letter continues.

“More than a year after the incident, the Bureau has yet to brief members [of Congress] on the results,” wrote Issa, a senior member of the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees.

“Meanwhile, the administration has failed to provide a satisfactory account to the public despite its assurances of appropriate transparency.”

Exclusive | Full year after Chinese spy balloon, Biden admin slammed for continued secrecy surrounding craft

With the FBI’s forensic report on the surveillance capabilities of China’s spy balloon veiled in secrecy a full year after its remnants were fished out of the Atlantic Ocean, Rep. Darre…

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[thatsmallgrl]

Full year after Chinese spy balloon, Biden admin slammed for continued secrecy surrounding craft​

Exclusive | Full year after Chinese spy balloon, Biden admin slammed for continued secrecy surrounding craft

With the FBI’s forensic report on the surveillance capabilities of China’s spy balloon veiled in secrecy a full year after its remnants were fished out of the Atlantic Ocean, Rep. Darre…

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I'm gonna wager a guess he's forgotten all about it.

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Now doubt with hollow Joe, but there's supposed be a whole "Administration" in charge.