News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance balloon. Parent comment

Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by snozolli on Saturday February 04, 2023 @07:19PM (#34660063)
How big was it? I don't mean your well thought out estimate, I mean your gut impression.

Smaller than the end of your pinkie at arm's length?

I gather that it gave the impression of being somewhat normal sized and much closer than it actually was, gauging by the number of people who thought they could shoot it down with their firearm.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by heartbreak on Saturday February 04, 2023 @07:32PM (#34660154)
Not the commenter, but my gut impression was that it looked a lot lower than normal commercial air traffic that I see around here. The circling fighter jets were very hard to see (other than their vapor trails) but the balloon was extremely visible.
[ Parent | on HN ]