Mystery objects/ Balloons over north America

[Kirkhill]

Japanese Balloon Bombs | VALOUR CANADA

January-March 1945: Japan's incendiary balloon bombs arrive in North America. A desperate attempt to set the Pacific Northwest forests on fire, some of these

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[brihard]

US congressman from Michigan is claiming an object has been ‘decommissioned’ over Lake Huron, and thanks fighter pilots.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624868047780515841

 

[MilEME09]

That makes 4 this week, an early report says this latest one was shaped like a octagon. I've never heard of a balloon shaped like a octagon

 

[Kat Stevens]

Jokes on us when we find out the hard way that they were "meet the neighbours" invites from Alpha Centauri.

 

[dapaterson]

Just putting it out there: The Kraken Wakes - Wikipedia

 

[dimsum]

Just putting it out there: The Kraken Wakes - Wikipedia

Now that would be a great film to re-make, based on the wiki plot summary alone.

 

[dimsum]

That makes 4 this week, an early report says this latest one was shaped like a octagon. I've never heard of a balloon shaped like a octagon

 

[CBH99]

Picture really is worth a thousand words

 

[MilEME09]

Birthday parties will never be the same when Timmy's balloon was shot down by a F-16

 

[CBH99]

US congressman from Michigan is claiming an object has been ‘decommissioned’ over Lake Huron, and thanks fighter pilots.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624868047780515841

Okay so that post is just spawning questions left, right, and all over the bloody place…

1. Wtf?

2. Fighter pilots decommissioning objects is exactly what we all assume it is. (I’m assuming?)

What are them shooting down? WHY are they shooting them down?

If they are balloons of some sort, fine. But if this is another ‘cylinder like object’ with a transparent cube shaped field around it, minding its own business at 40,000ft+… maybe we should settle the f**k down?

 

[Quirky]

Shoot first ask questions later.

 

[MJP]

Jokes on us when we find out the hard way that they were "meet the neighbours" invites from Alpha Centuria

No, I refuse the Hellyer timeline

 

[TacticalTea]

Just putting it out there: The Kraken Wakes - Wikipedia

Some inspiration for this one, surely:

Leviathan Wakes - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Jarnhamar]

Canada needs to bring back the Avro Arrow. We could reinforce the wings so pilots can fly past and cut the sides of these balloons open to allow for a slow descent.
Genius.

 

[brihard]

Okay so that post is just spawning questions left, right, and all over the bloody place…

1. Wtf?

2. Fighter pilots decommissioning objects is exactly what we all assume it is. (I’m assuming?)

What are them shooting down? WHY are they shooting them down?

If they are balloons of some sort, fine. But if this is another ‘cylinder like object’ with a transparent cube shaped field around it, minding its own business at 40,000ft+… maybe we should settle the f**k down?

Well, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say they likely got a good enough look at it to make an informed call, and that that call was made with way more info than you or I will ever have.

 

[dapaterson]

Well, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say they likely got a good enough look at it to make an informed call, and that that call was made with way more info than you or I will ever have.

Listen dude, this is the internet. Obvs those are all alien technology that The Man is suppressing because our political leadership have all been replaced by reptiles, and this is all really Alpha Centauri fighting the folks from beyond the Black Hole who infiltrated the WEF to force 15 minute cities because Trump is poised to replace Putin.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

According to ADS-B Exchange the E-3 over Lake Michigan has gone home and a RCAF C-17 has landed at Whitehorse.

 

[rmc_wannabe]

Honestly, this wasn't what I was thinking when I wanted Trudeau to deal with inflation, but...

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[dapaterson]

According to ADS-B Exchange the E-3 over Lake Michigan has gone home and a RCAF C-17 has landed at Whitehorse.

Pax and freight delivered, either flying home or waiting to carry debris back, likely to AETE in Cold Lake. At least that's my guess / assumption.

 

[OldSolduer]

One time in September 2008 our grandson - yes Carson- had a Mickey Mouse balloon given to him. It was a big one filled with helium. At some point it deflated a bit and descended down the basement staircase. At zero dark buffalo I need to get downstairs at there was this shadow thing about half way down the stairs. Mickey was there, and I didn't even call the RCAF to take care of it....