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Re:U-2 pilot's selfie above China's balloon taken over Misso... by dmix on Friday February 24, 2023 @09:24PM (#34933168)
Didn't some analysis say the balloon likely deployed from Latin America? If it was a Chinese university it's strange we don't have a 3rd country involved yet. Unless it came off a warship or Cuba or something.
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Re:U-2 pilot's selfie above China's balloon taken over Misso... by pixl97 on Friday February 24, 2023 @09:41PM (#34933278)
On the path over Missouri coming from the west coast... I don't think prevailing winds work that way in the US.
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Re:U-2 pilot's selfie above China's balloon taken over Misso... by scheme271 on Friday February 24, 2023 @11:08PM (#34933787)
The jetstream goes from west to east so depending on the particular path the jetstream takes a balloon could easily go from alaska to missouri.
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Re:U-2 pilot's selfie above China's balloon taken over Misso... by pixl97 on Friday February 24, 2023 @11:50PM (#34934004)
Correct, but not Latin America as suggested by the parent.
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Re:U-2 pilot's selfie above China's balloon taken over Misso... by Alupis on Friday February 24, 2023 @09:40PM (#34933272)
No, there was a separate balloon over South America, also launched from China.
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Re:U-2 pilot's selfie above China's balloon taken over Misso... by kube-system on Friday February 24, 2023 @10:57PM (#34933727)
This balloon was launched from Hainan Island in southern China.
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