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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by krapp on Saturday February 11, 2023 @07:24PM (#34757996)
Ok. To be fair, all of that could still describe a balloon. Per the ABC news article:

    "It did not appear to have maneuverability capability, he said. "It was virtually at the whim of the wind."
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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by golem14 on Saturday February 11, 2023 @07:44PM (#34758150)
Sounds like a zeppelin
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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by andrewflnr on Saturday February 11, 2023 @08:20PM (#34758426)
Yeah, I know it's possible to create a blimp that size, since I've seen smaller ones as toys.
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