High-Altitude Balloon of Unknown Origin Sweeps Across Western US
The US military is assuring everyone the balloon poses no threat.
Early in 2023, Legal Insurrection chronicled the saga of the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the US. In addition to the enormous security concerns, as the balloon used an American internet provider to exchange communications with China and the Biden administration desperately tried to hide coverage of the flight.
The Chinese expressed outrage when anF22 fighter jet downed it off the South Carolina coast, after it had safely transversed the nation.
Now another high-altitude balloon of unknown origin is sweeping across the country, and our military is quickly assuring everyone there is no threat.
CBS News first reported that the military was tracking the balloon as it traversed the Western U.S. earlier in the day. NORAD, the military command responsible for air defense over the U.S. and Canada, later confirmed it had detected the object and said it was floating between 43,000 and 45,000 feet. Its presence prompted enough concern that the command sent aircraft to investigate.
“The balloon was intercepted by NORAD fighters over Utah, who determined it was not maneuverable and did not present a threat to national security. NORAD will continue to track and monitor the balloon,” NORAD said in a statement. “The FAA also determined the balloon posed no hazard to flight safety.”
One U.S. official told CBS News the balloon was expected to be over Georgia by Friday night. The official said the balloon appeared to be made of Mylar and had a small cube-shaped box, about two feet long on each side, hanging below it. Its origins and purpose remain unknown.
The White House and the Pentagon had no immediate comment.
The balloon is being carried east by the Jet Stream, which boasted near record wind speeds last week, allowing a Virgin Atlantic transatlantic flight to top 800 miles per hour.
It is crossing while Biden already has his hands full with other foreign policy challenges. On Friday he appealed to House Republican leaders to bring lawmakers back to vote on a stalled package to provide $60 billion to aid Ukraine.
He met this week with the wife of slain Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. There are reports Ukrainian forces are rationing ammunition while facing continued Russian attacks. And Israel’s war on Gaza is leading to continued civilian casualties while posing political problems for Biden as he faces more primary election tests.
Biden is already sinking in polls. This event, which is reminding everyone of his rightfully perceived weaknesses, will not help.
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If it’s made of paper, it might be a WWII Japanese balloon. They used them to start forest fires. It was defeated by never being reported so they assumed it didn’t work.
Which led to the first Smoke Jumpers which were black men who completed Airborne School then were sent to the NW before the US forces were integrated. There were quite a few forest fires started by those balloons and the Smoke Jumpers played an important part keeping our supply of needed wood safe.
It’s probably just another Chinese spy balloon, I’m sure they’ll knock it down sometime after it traverses the east coast and is over the atlantic. Traitor Joe wouldn’t want to interrupt his master’s data collection efforts. After all, he’s already been well-paid
Jinkies, Scooby, what a mystery!
And we would have gotten away with it if it hadn’t been for you meddling conservatives.
China has a lot to answer for. Either shout it down, or force it down. Also, collect excess fentanyl, package it in high grad Mylar, one pill per package, and widely disperse it over China. I bet there are plenty of Chinse who would like to do in CCP members.
Press: “President Biden, is the balloon posing any kind of threat?”
Biden: “No, waddaya kidding? Heh, it’s nothin, c’mon!”
Press: “Mr. President, do you know what it’s doing up there?”
Biden: “Do you? What is this, it’s just a balloon. Some kid’s probably bawlin’ her eyes out somewhere because she lost her balloon. Get outta here …” (Turns and shuffles away…)
“Listen to that,” said the man with a blue lapel pin, “one airhead told another airhead it was welcome to hang around indefnitely.”
–Hairsniffer Smith, “Northarichmond.”
Brandon letting Chinese balloons spy on the US after getting millions from the Chinese Gov and sending billions of US taxpayer funds to Ukraine to stop the blackmail from those who know what he and the Dems were up to over there. Best traitor ever elected.
Cheapest bio-weapon delivery device around …
I think we need to retaliate by sending Traitor Joe and all of his cabinet up in balloons to drop them over China. It would be the first good thing any of those Maoist dirtbags (Traitor Joe and his Maoists) ever did to help America.
Sounds like the plot of a Reacher novel.
A happy, happy Reacher novel.
“our military is quickly assuring everyone there is no threat.”
“Nothing to see here.”
“This is not an assault.”
“Nobody is coming for your guns. Or gas stoves. Or ICE vehicles.”
Why would China send another spy balloon?
I mean, between the one last year, and the full cooperation from Traitor Joe’s administration on EVERYTHING it desires, why would it need to send another?
Because the next one will carry an EMP device?
I think I’ll vote in the SC primary tomorrow with a white helium balloon tied to a hat.
Denver just heard the Chinese balloon is on the way, and they’ve ordered all the homeless tents and coke alleys cleaned up until it passes.
Winner!
Dear “military”, if you don’t know it’s purpose or its payload, you can’t say it’s not a threat.
Freaking idiots.
John Kirby explained, “Everyone can relax. It doesn’t have ‘the thing that goes up’ on it, so it’s not an assault balloon.
To be sure we double-checked with the Chinese military and Comrade Milley assured us that it was just a hobby balloon that his bosses wanted to fly around for fun.”
The balloon actually entered a portal that disrupted space time. It must be left alone or its future (our present) will be irrevocably altered. Traveling in the balloon is one Mr. Phileas Fogg.
Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. It’s embarrassing to be a citizen of such a weak country.
We have become such a weak and pathetic country, it’s hopeless. What’s with the sudden massive influx of Chinese illegals? Don’t we have enough Chinese restaurants? Oh that’s right, they’re not coming to open restaurants.
Just remember there can be an armed American behind every blade of grass. Sound familiar? Actually that should be armed patriot or armed Republican – because the Dems are hell bent on destroying the country..
I’m from GA, and a nursing student was killed a day ago by a turd world illegal. One of Biden’s homies. I’m letting LI readers know because the national news won’t report this.
They’re here to set up a vast laundry operation. Or is that racist?
Communist spies, every last one of them.
They already have a vast laundry operation here.
But they don’t do clothes, they do gadgets and documents.
Swampies call it “The 5 and 10 Percent Store.”
Isn’t it funny that the Corporate Press always puts these stories out on Friday night? Weird.
Thursday’s wide spread cell phone outage across the country coincided with a massive solar flare early that day which coincided with this ‘mysterious’ weather balloon which coincided with AT&T declaring the outage was due to a software bug.
Well, good luck connecting the flare with the weather balloon!
Wonder if they are gonna nuke this one?
It cud b a test read somewhere Soto and Gates are working on a Bolton that puts something in the air to reflect a. Percentage of sunlight .. u know stop globule warming..
Soro n gates working on a balloon
That puts something in the air to reflect…
Sunlight away fm earth…
To fight global warming
Which there was an edit button