US jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alaska coast
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#2https://archive.ph/6ZYLp
My pull quotes:
> The Pentagon downed an unidentified object over Alaska on Friday at the order of President Biden, according to U.S. officials.
> Mr. Kirby said the object was traveling at 40,000 feet. He said officials were describing it as an object because that was the best description they had of it.
> A recovery effort on the debris will be made, Mr. Kirby said. He said the object was “roughly the size of a small car” — much smaller than the spy balloon that had a payload the size of multiple buses.
Re: US jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alaska coast
#3I wonder if it's a drone from an HK cargo ship like the ones that flew onto / around US Navy ships in the past.
- Drones can be the size of small cars
- 40K feet is not a problem for a drone
In such a case it'd be more about the class / properties of the drone...
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#4I mean maybe I'm just not up to date on recent history, but when was the last time we shot down anything in our our airspace prior to last week?
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#5Imagine if this is how first contact is made.
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#6They didn't let this one hang for a few days to finish its torrent seeding?
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#7I wonder if it's a drone from an HK cargo ship like the ones that flew onto / around US Navy ships in the past. - Drones can be the size of small cars - 40K feet is not a problem for a drone In such a case it'd be more about the class / properties of the drone...
40,000 feet is within class A airspace and flying into Alaska means crossing the ADIZ so it has no business being there whatever it is.
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#8Briefing happening now: https://www.c-span.org/video/?525994-1/pentagon-briefs-downi...
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#9Would be hilarious if they shutdown some high school project with a Go-Pro attached to it.
Re: US jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alaska coast
#10Would be hilarious if they shutdown some high school project with a Go-Pro attached to it.
Even more hilarious if it's a UAP.