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Re:The More You Look for Spy Balloons, the More UFOs You’ll ... by msm_ on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @01:27PM (#34793719)
> The fact that people think we could easily shoot down alien craft is slightly concerning.

The same people are laughing at primitive tribes shooting arrows at planes flying above their island. Surely there's a huge technological gap between anything we have now, and alien spaceships capable of interstellar travel?

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Re:The More You Look for Spy Balloons, the More UFOs You’ll ... by aflag on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @01:57PM (#34794184)
Except that are actually able to kill people who come too close. If they just orbit around from a distance I'm sure we wouldn't be able to take them down. Not so sure about it if they actually enter our atmosphere
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