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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by BobbyJo on Sunday February 12, 2023 @03:24PM (#34766498)
> "It had multiple antennas to include an array likely capable of collecting and geolocating communications," the official added.

https://www.ft.com/content/96992b83-58f7-4cdb-9900-a2bc59677...

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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by irthomasthomas on Sunday February 12, 2023 @05:02PM (#34767565)
It had multiple antennas? Holy cow that's bad. That definitely rules out weather balloons then.
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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by BobbyJo on Monday February 13, 2023 @02:43AM (#34771106)
Does it not? Or are you being sincere?
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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by irthomasthomas on Monday February 13, 2023 @07:28AM (#34772673)
Sorry for the sarcasm, but, honestly, I think it's pretty obvious to most adults that an aerial, or even multiple aerials on a balloon does not rule out it being a weather balloon.
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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by BobbyJo on Monday February 13, 2023 @12:18PM (#34776593)
What could rule that out in your mind then? Seems to me that if it had hardware that didn't serve any purpose with regard to weather data collection, calling it a weather balloon is, at the very least, an incomplete description, if not intentionally deceptive branding. Especially when said hardware has very clear use cases for intelligence collection.
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