Unknown object downed over Alaska -- Feb 10, 2023 -- NEWS ONLY

[jeffb]

Our Best Look Yet At The Chinese Spy Balloon's Massive Payload

A just declassified high-resolution image of the Chinese spy balloon taken from a U-2 shows what appear to be propellers and other features.

www.thedrive.com

 

[sublight_]

Edit, replaced with full resolution photo. Propellers.

 

[La-Fuente Technologies]

Looks like the Chinese Spy Balloon Incident from a month ago has influenced an increase in Air Defense Budget Spending

Chinese Spy Balloon Prompts $90 Million in New Air Defense Spending

The Chinese spy balloon may have popped, but funding to protect against similar threats is inflating, according to the Department of Defense.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[bobbymike]

Leaked Pentagon docs show the shot-down Chinese spy balloon may have had a feature known as 'synthetic aperture radar' that can see through certain materials, WaPo reports

The Chinese balloon, nicknamed Killeen-23, could have had technology able to help with three-dimensional reconstructions of objects on the ground.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Orionblamblam]

Launching a *lot* of dirt-cheap balloons with radar reflectors is a fantastic way to tie up USAF resources. Soon enough there'll be edgelords in the US launching their own for the lulz.

Did I nail it, or what?

Protesters Reportedly Attempt To Shut Down New York-JFK Airport By Launching Balloon​

https://simpleflying.com/rioters-attempt-shut-down-jfk-balloon/

 

[publiusr]

Next up…Mallards for Peace diving into twinjets