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Re:U.S. Navy drafting new guidelines for reporting UFOs by inamberclad on Thursday April 25, 2019 @07:57PM (#19753662)
> "It's very mysterious, and they still seem to exceed our aircraft in speed"

Not sure what balloon exceeds the speed of a jet aircraft in the same body of air.

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Re:U.S. Navy drafting new guidelines for reporting UFOs by ridgewell on Thursday April 25, 2019 @11:24PM (#19754593)
A balloon at 50,000 feet rapidly descending doesn't fit the bill at all?
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Re:U.S. Navy drafting new guidelines for reporting UFOs by inamberclad on Monday April 29, 2019 @12:46AM (#19775909)
Not if it descends faster than 9.81 m/s^2 (or slower, since a deflated balloon will create a lot of drag), neglecting a violent downdraft on what looks like a pretty normal day.
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