High-Altitude Object Over Alaska Shot Down By F-22 Jet; CH-47 Helicopters Deployed In Recovery Op

[seminole97]

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder gave few additional details in a briefing shortly after it was revealed the US military shot down an unidentified object flying over Alaska Thursday night. When questioned about the possibility of second Chinese balloon, Ryder said the US has yet to reach out to China over the latest object.

The White House has also said that ownership has not been established. Ryder additionally repeated that the aircraft had been seen as a hazard to civilian aviation, and that it was shot down by an F-22 jet with a sidewinder missile. According to more from the Pentagon press briefing:

• The Pentagon cannot say if the object shot down over Alaska was a balloon, it is sure that there were no people on board: Kirby
• Pentagon says object shot down over Alaska "wasn't an aircraft per say"
• U.S. Military used F-22 aircraft to take down object over Alaska on Friday, using a sidewinder missile: Pentagon
• Ryder says U.S. Army CH-47 helicopters have launched to recover debris from the downed ‘object’ in NE Alaska in the frozen waters near the U.S.-Canadian border.

 

[F4Gary]

I can tell you right now that the F22 pilot knows exactly what it was.

 

[12Nole]

I can tell you right now that the F22 pilot knows exactly what it was.

The White House is stating the object is unknown.

 

[bcherod]

mmm. Another thing on the list when I speak to my brother tomorrow.

There are several things going on right now, obviously, if anyone is paying attention.

 

[surfnole]

The question is "Why publicize it?". If the public was unaware of the object, just keep it secret. What is accomplished it by publishing it other than advancing an agenda?

 

[BrianNole777]

I can tell you right now that the F22 pilot knows exactly what it was.

Did you see these Navy pilot videos?

Any opinion on what they are?

 

[GeddyLee09]

The question is "Why publicize it?". If the public was unaware of the object, just keep it secret. What is accomplished it by publishing it other than advancing an agenda?

Because they shot nothing down quickly which looks better compared to waiting line last time.

 

[seminole97]

The question is "Why publicize it?". If the public was unaware of the object, just keep it secret. What is accomplished it by publishing it other than advancing an agenda?

What agenda is being advanced if the government keeps secret that it is shooting down things at the border?

Just seems like something the people oughta know, not sure what is served trying to keep it secret.

 

[seminole97]

 

[F4Gary]

The White House is stating the object is unknown.

So?

 

[12Nole]

So?

If the pilots could identify the object then they would’ve shared it with their Commander in Chief and the public would know by now.

We know as much as they know right now. Let the administration do it’s due diligence and we’ll all hopefully have an answer soon.

No need to spread rumors.

 

[F4Gary]

If the pilots could identify the object then they would’ve shared it with their Commander in Chief and the public would know by now.

We know as much as they know right now. Let the administration do it’s due diligence and we’ll all hopefully have an answer soon.

No need to spread rumors.

How do you know the CinC doesn't already know?

 

[ChiefWB]

If the pilots could identify the object then they would’ve shared it with their Commander in Chief and the public would know by now.

We know as much as they know right now. Let the administration do it’s due diligence and we’ll all hopefully have an answer soon.

No need to spread rumors.

I don’t think he is spreading rumors. More like sharing his unique perspective (as an experienced military pilot) on the subject.

 

[12Nole]

How do you know the CinC doesn't already know?

They probably have an idea by now but waiting for all the facts and details before addressing the nation.

 

[bcherod]

Okie dokie, I'm backing away from this one and let Gary and Chief explain it.

 

[BrianNole777]

The last thing we need is an intergalactic war.

Oy.

 

[surfnole]

This is hilarious and is even worthy of the onion but it's Chinese press.

How a Chinese balloon squeezes out so much American hot air

The whole diplomatic imbroglio would have been better than satire out of Hollywood if it was not being exploited by US bent on sabre-rattling.

www.scmp.com

 

[seminole97]

If the pilots could identify the object then they would’ve shared it with their Commander in Chief and the public would know by now.

We know as much as they know right now. Let the administration do it’s due diligence and we’ll all hopefully have an answer soon.

No need to spread rumors.

FLIR has been made public:

 

[seminole97]

 

[NoleLizards]

I'm wondering if somebody is ramping up to do something really big tomorrow while most of America's attention is on the Super Bowl.

 

[bcherod]

I'm wondering if somebody is ramping up to do something really big tomorrow while most of America's attention is on the Super Bowl.

You would be smart to be thinking this way. It's the way it's done, but trust me, we're on it.

 

[seminole97]

 

[BrianNole777]

Updated article:

What we know about the unidentified object shot down over Alaska

The incident marked the second time that US jets had taken down an object in less than a week, following the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina last Saturday.

www.google.com

 

[GeddyLee09]

If the pilots could identify the object then they would’ve shared it with their Commander in Chief and the public would know by now.

We know as much as they know right now. Let the administration do it’s due diligence and we’ll all hopefully have an answer soon.

No need to spread rumors.

You’ll be told exactly what they want you to know. That’s how things work. Be assured if they told you an object was shot down that’s only part of the story. That is if anything was really shot down at all.

 

[GeddyLee09]

You would be smart to be thinking this way. It's the way it's done, but trust me, we're on it.

Yes but these commands are on alert all the time. This could be a diversion for a Taiwan offensive if it was anything at all.

 

[GeddyLee09]

You would be smart to be thinking this way. It's the way it's done, but trust me, we're on it.

Look up a book called the kill chain. A little one sided but interesting theory about China.

 

[GeddyLee09]

Okie dokie, I'm backing away from this one and let Gary and Chief explain it.

I don’t think folks really understand the amount of information that isn’t shared with the public.

 

[bcherod]

I don’t think folks really understand the amount of information that isn’t shared with the public.

And for good reason.

 

[12Nole]

I don’t think folks really understand the amount of information that isn’t shared with the public.

They don’t have anything the public hasn’t already heard of in some capacity.

 

[NoleLizards]

If the balloon from last week hadn't been spotted by the public, we wouldn't have known about any of this.

 

[GeddyLee09]

They don’t have anything the public hasn’t already heard of in some capacity.

Ok 👍

 

[seminole97]

“When the US first detected this object over Alaska on Thursday, they sent up F-35 jets to … see what was going on,” she explained. “And these pilots reported back very conflicting accounts”.

The pilots of the cutting-edge stealth fighters said “that this object was actually interfering with the sensors of their aircraft and they couldn't figure out why, because there was no identifiable kind of surveillance equipment on the object,” she said.

The pilots were also mystified as to what kind of aircraft they were actually dealing with.

According to Bertrand, the pilots “were saying that they did not see anything on the object that appeared able to propel it, that it seemed like there was no way that this was actually able to stay in the air”.

It’s possible that in the head of the high-speed, high-altitude encounter the pilots may have misinterpreted the type of aircraft, which was described as being “about the size of a small car”.

A Pentagon official told ABC News that the object was “cylindrical and silver-ish gray” and gave the “balloon-like” appearance of floating without “any sort of propulsion”.

Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General. Patrick Ryder said that recovery teams are now collecting the debris that is sitting on top of ice in US territorial waters.

Asked whether the Alaska object was related to the giant Chinese airship spotted over Missouri, Brig. Gen. Ryder said they appeared to be very different, saying it was like comparing “apples and oranges”.


Glad we gave them an ‘American greeting’…

 

[seminole97]

 

[seminole97]

 

[NoleLizards]

One would think that beings with such high technology would use deflection shields of some type.

 

[NoleLizards]

Now I'm hearing that China claims they're dealing one of these themselves. The plot thickens.

China claims ‘unidentified object’ in its airspace, prepared to shoot it down

Chinese media reports that an unidentified flying object was spotted near an eastern port city and military authorities were prepared to shoot it down.

www.foxnews.com

 

[littleitch1]

The spy balloon was real, and only shot down after it did it’s job

Now we’re to believe they suddenly grew a set of balls and are proactive in protecting our airspace?

How do we know if these are just drones we sent up on purpose so our govt can save face and shoot them down?

Like Gary said the pilots know what their seeing

Now it’s ufo’s

Please

 

[F4Gary]

 

[bcherod]

Gary, as my brother likes to say, "blissfully ignorant".

 

[F4Gary]

Gary, as my brother likes to say, "blissfully ignorant".

I should pay more attention to the thread and not the game. My bad.