#spyballoon — Public Fediverse posts

"China appears to have suspended its surveillance balloon program following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year, when one of the country’s high-altitude spy balloons transited the United States, multiple sources familiar with US intelligence assessments told CNN."

"The FBI concluded its analysis of the balloon’s remnants earlier this year, and the Pentagon announced in June that the US government assessed that the balloon did not collect intelligence while flying over the country."

Honestly imo the second quote, (read the article for more), that is a lot of behind covering going on. On both China and the US side. They also still refuse to release information about the 2 other shoot downs.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/politics/china-spy-balloon-program-us-intelligence

#spyballoon #chinesespyballoon #chineseballoon #ufos #balloon #surveillance

China appears to have suspended spy balloon program after February shootdown, US intel believes

Via CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/politics/china-spy-balloon-program-us-intelligence

#ChineseBalloon #SpyBalloon #surveillance #Shootdown #China #Balloon #Press

This is the most detailed photo of the alleged Chinese spy balloon. Assuming it's a spying device ( and it looks like one ) we can make a few guesses.

#SpyBalloon
#ChineseBalloon
#SpyCraft

“The Pentagon shot down an unidentified object over frozen waters around Alaska on Friday at the order of President Biden, according to U.S. officials, less than a week after a U.S. fighter jet brought down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic.” (gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/us/politics/unidentified-object-shot-down-alaska.html?unlocked_article_code=FHz8qn2CKpmPrpeR73vYZohGKD-pH0KnU0mPKyVFclCPMzxESzYlX7hDEmQxZvWxhGznM3-QVOrq0UKaG6K1EpOoCAUL5lRICQ9ec0L3ikq3oDUuZgGFdRKaPeg4OZDQ5-CdTx0Op0JfXJis1WGK4G_EBxaZ9Bb30Ro5NwlLxMaWbfuXrxv9XvrHg4ip2AR2uzXd19vUqOR4W6hKCOKn6KgkKCkuI_l_kJPo1YReJbURVNj7LXsPEE_cx866gsnK4AqGZXmxMyiMi9w5U6i6Nhnh1Yxaq094mLU1Rv-Pnqx0C-GlWkKiEnS7pb2euuGubY91ezHCLy562pKhFlEksN64RiqjNpEmKwWw9qSNnM8TwA&smid=share-url

#Alaska #Pentagon #UnidentifiedFlyingObject #Balloon #ChineseBalloon #SpyBalloon

"Chinese #spyballoon over .. US: An #aerospace expert explains how the balloons work * what they can see"

".. balloons are much, much closer to the ground than any of the satellites, so they can see even more clearly."

"Most of these .. literally go where the wind blows."

https://theconversation.com/chinese-spy-balloon-over-the-us-an-aerospace-expert-explains-how-the-balloons-work-and-what-they-can-see-199245

#Ballon #Ballonsonde #China #Spionage #Spionageballon #USA #Wetterballon

4.2.2023

U.S. Naval Institute:

"3 Navy Warships, FBI Now Hunting for Wreckage of Chinese #SpyBalloon off South Carolina"

".. #Raptor from the 149 Fighter Squadron, based at Langley Air Force Base, used a single AIM-9X #Sidewinder, fired from 58,000 feet in the air, to shoot down the #balloon that was operating at 62,000 feet .."

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/04/3-navy-warships-fbi-now-hunting-for-wreckage-of-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina

#Ballon #Ballonsonde #China #Spionage #Spionageballon #Wetterballon

4.2.2023