Message posted by castlerock (Member since 07/03/2020) on February 10, 2023 at 21:47:22 PST:
Another kill for the F-22. Object was at FL400 but downed onto ice. Recovery underway. Interesting description from officials about appearance and performance. Any guesses as to what it was? From ABC: It was described as "cylindrical and silver-ish gray" and seemed to be floating, a U.S. official said. Asked if was "balloon-like," the official said, "All I say is that it wasn't 'flying' with any sort of propulsion, so if that is 'balloon-like' well -- we just don't have enough at this point." From NYT: Several officials said they believed the object shot down Friday was a balloon, but a Defense Department official said it broke into pieces when it hit the frozen sea, which added to the mystery of whether it was indeed a balloon, a drone or something else. Mr. Kirby said that the object was “much, much smaller than the spy balloon that we took down last Saturday” and that “the way it was described to me was roughly the size of a small car, as opposed to the payload that was like two or three buses.”
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