New images show FBI analyzing Chinese spy balloon

The FBI has begun investigating the remnants of the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down after crossing over the United States and recovered from the Atlantic Ocean. Senior US officials say the parts found could be used as evidence in a future possible criminal case against groups linked to the Chinese military.
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[@teresalegler2777]

The last statement was excellent. “Don’t send them over and they can keep them.”

[@777indigobabe]

Yes that was a good statement. Don’t send anything from China here. They can keep all of the crap in their own country. We don’t want it. I’m about convinced China is just cheaply made every level.

[@MA-fg5hz]

Exactly! I'm not surprised they asked for it back.We should tell them they need to pay for all the costs including the missle and man hours it took to deal with it. Millions of dollars no doubt. I hope the US bills them!

[@shuddupeyaface]

Please sir, can we have our balloon back 😄

[@Mozart1220]

@@shuddupeyaface 😅😆🤣😂

[@johnwarren9993]

@@shuddupeyaface 🤣when I was a kid, I had to bug the neighbor a lot because of a Frisbee in his back yard... Reminds me of the same... 🤣🤣🤣

[@kurlis]

"They want it back" LMFAO

[@thomasholt63]

Yeah they want it back with some Texas ribs and a bucket of Georgia peaches

[@derekjones9498]

Think they’re trolling us 😂

[@Brian-qj4kk]

well us want their drone back too when iran hack it down in their terriory 🤣

[@zacksmith5963]

Hmmm who attacks other nations with drones ?

[@herrwahnsinn4229]

@@derekjones9498 The ona trolling you made up this fake story with awful pictures and video.

[@shuddupeyaface]

No doubt, even before it entered US airspace it was being monitored. It's just the fact that it became obvious to civilians and the media that it had to be dealt with in the way it was. It would have probably been obseved, monitored and analysed long before it became a media sensation.

[@TheJimprez]

It WAS seen way before. It crossed over Canada too... But a couple of decades ago, we tried shooting one down with F-18s and 1000 rounds of 30mm cannon fire from a vulcan. It kept on flying. Those balloons are the size of two city buses... The gas inside doesn't burst into flames like in WW1 either. The F-22 they used this time had some Aim-9X missiles. Those could lock onto a big piece of floating fabric. The older sidewinders we had 25 years ago just couldn't... Or maybe it was the radars. But Anywhoo... It didn't work back then. It did this time...

[@danielmackay8099]

Why was it not shot down?

[@rutgercolinkips7453]

Yeah, and the Canadians kept quiet all the time it was inside their airspace as well. One would almost think letting it float across the lower 48 was done for strategic reasons, like giving Blinken an excuse to not go there while simultaneously being able to blame Beijing for it......

[@nancymilawski1048]

@@rutgercolinkips7453Canada and USA have a combined defence called Norad. I'm sure Canada was told not to so or say anything.

[@omarionbayley9721]

Exactly

[@keithmyers1454]

One fbi agent to another fbi agent > " LOOK RIGHT HERE, A TAG THAT READS, MADE IN CHINA " WE'VE GOT SOMETHING NOW !!!

[@thomasholt63]

😂 alot of merchandise comes from China 🇨🇳 and China strong 💪 and China way

[@keithmyers1454]

@@thomasholt63 WE KNOW BALLOONS DO !!!

[@VuongNguyen-cg6yo]

Most of our products are: Designed by USA. Manufactured in China. Paid by US taxpayers. Pocketed to US politicians. Don't forget 10% to the big guy.

[@jaymesnin]

Yeah a plastic knock off piece of sh't. Thats what we got🤣

[@deanstackhouse8775]

Remember the garbage made in China, in a place named Usa ? (to trick you/us into thinking it's Made in USA ?

[@sonic1k]

When the neighbor's kids are playing Frisbee and it lands in your backyard , finders keepers

[@meisievannancy]

Mean mean.

[@janetseidlitz5976]

Bad analogy.

[@Johnnosmitho]

Boulevard of broken dreams.

[@niburu1508]

Losers weepers. it’s the American way

[@Matt-yj1lz]

The audacity of China to demand it back... wow

[@johnmuthan286]

They've learnt from USA

[@jon2026]

Trump demanded the FBI give back the classified documents he stole.

[@theewokingdread5991]

Geez! What no general Milley call?? ?

[@johnkirk5202]

"suddenly it took a strange turn south". There is a jet stream map that shows the constantly changing jet stream, this map is publicly available. Had anyone bothered to look at the jet stream map they could have seen that, indeed, the jet stream was bending sharply to the south. When the balloon made news that it was over Montana if you looked at the jet steam map you would have seen that the jet steam at that time was going in a very much south direction and then turned more easterly over the Atlantic states. The path of the balloon could be predicted and it's path did indeed follow what the jet stream map was showing at that time.

[@z.z.4061]

Jet streams are not found in stratosphere where the balloon was flying.

[@meisievannancy]

Radar don't detect balloons. Intelligence as to their location and altitude is gather by intelligence. They means it is located by the eyeball method. People see it and report it. Airpower Research Institute. “Estimates of their radar cross sections are on the order of hundredths of a square meter, about the same as a small bird. They also tend to move very slowly compared to traditional airborne targets, almost drifting on the wind similar to the chaff that modern Doppler radars are designed to ignore.”

[@thedragonlee76]

Yep.

[@cjackson11]

The ballon could be detected under infrared spectrum

[@jetli740]

@@z.z.4061 What altitude does the stratosphere start? Stratosphere. The Stratosphere extends around 31 miles (50 km) down to anywhere from 4 to 12 miles (6 to 20 km) above the Earth's surface. that well within the balloon height. so it in the jetstream

[@coolie4u]

I'm very interested in finding out the technical details about the electronics in this balloon 🎈 I hope FBI shares as much as possible about that.

[@PneumaticsAreCool]

Hell they gave it to the Chinese they're not gonna give out any information that will incriminate them.

[@howardmorgan4196]

In any game, if you want to win, you keep your opponent guessing. Surprised that anyone from the land of westerns wasn't aware of that

[@sarahsokal]

Very interested as well.... China right now have a mind of their own , controlling & with no regards for treaties/ laws. They need a permission to fly stuff over other people's countries.

[@sarahsokal]

Can they do " treat" mapping ..or disable electricity/ technologies .. ?

[@johncena-do1jf]

What reward if i show wreck of balloon and recording camera on it after it was shot down near your air base .In area Pacific ocean.

[@thebeastofburden8770]

It navigated almost all the military infrastructures of the United States.

[@geodude7116]

It probably didn’t gather more data than what Chinese satellites can already gather.

[@s0flyy683]

Can’t wait to find out!

[@sharkyfish3492]

"Lucy, you've got some 'splaining to do!" !!

[@ytzpilot]

Upon further analysis, we can confirm even more, this was a balloon

[@MrBonners]

big white one. big knot on the bottom.

[@common-girl]

it's ridiculous, have they actually told us what they found, was any electronics found??

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

🎼 Real men of genius 🎶

[@niburu1508]

@@common-girl there was strings attached.

[@common-girl]

@@niburu1508 that's really helpful

[@carlwitzel4531]

Very impressed with Sen Tester!

[@zacksmith5963]

Hmmm who attacks other nations with drones ?

[@carlinetessier5500]

Even me I am upset about it, and they have the nerves to ask for the debris. Good job mister president.

[@seymourpro6097]

WHY do politicians list the defense assets that the balloon passed close to. Subjects like that are part of why the balloon was sent.

[@MichaelMomany]

I'd say that information is pretty much flying around in the public wind.

[@seankimbrough8489]

This situation has actually helped train our defense network. The next time this happens we will be more prepared, which is important in case the balloon did have a potential weapon.

[@duskopopov77]

I was saying that today,Totally agree!

[@DeathDOer01]

Oh...so its a good thing??...stfu...😂👌

[@ruthjilani4760]

You seem to convince yourself!

[@CHINESE_PRIDE]

We've gained valuable intel through SIGINT-COMINT-ELINT.... We know exactly what was being transmitted, and what data was being stored on-board. There's a reason why China wants their balloon back so bad, after repeatedly denying that it was even theirs.

[@mhall801]

Now that they have recorded all our silos and military installations. Demented biden is the worse president in history .

[@MrKenng123]

This is completely normal, nothing out of the ordinary.

[@thomasholt63]

NWO WAY FOR SURE

[@danrook5757]

The Chinese are watching me, how is this normal. We stop all rice and chicken ball sales to them

[@Mozart1220]

@@thomasholt63 LOL@ NWO!!! I thought it was called the "Great reset" now. Heh...heh..

[@rogerhernandez9030]

We still haven't learned our lesson from ignoring warnings about other countries or our enemies trying to do something to our country to our people?? We still don't learn huh?? The last time we ignored a warning ⚠️ was on 9/11/2001 and look what happened, SMFH. I'm pissed 📴😡😡😡

[@thomasholt63]

Damm Right 👉

[@josfur1977]

its commie hunting season I guess!

[@xijinbling2373]

But tic-toc keeps running.

[@springerworks002]

@@josfur1977 Biden will never attack his bosses.

[@Vruba-91]

@@xijinbling2373 XiTokTik dulls the zoomers peanut brains, they need the world in sheeple mode so they can creep up their passive takeover.

[@vintagerider4301]

It may be a stupid question, but couldn't they shoot the balloon section to deflate it instead of the electronics thingy it was carrying ? It may have been much easier to analyze rather than destroyed pieces ?

[@johnmuthan286]

Can you speak about the North Stream report from Seymour Hersh, way more interesting than that distraction

[@danielmartin7838]

Why is this not in the hands of the military? I understand the FBI has great analysis capabilities and tools to do the job, but this is a military matter.

[@gmar7836]

Military is involved. Watch entire video

[@merovingian688]

Defense contractors need at least $1 trillion to stop this threat

[@epants8507]

Lmao they are still calling it a "Spy" balloon. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@e4t662]

They "stopped transmission" when the balloon was shot down.

[@SteveXNYC]

Seems like you work for them. Are you clothing uniform MADE IN CHINA?.

[@mile_high_topher]

Or they actively jammed transmission.

[@thomasholt63]

Warning in the voice of the robot from lost in space

[@thomasholt63]

@@SteveXNYC everything is made in China including all car parts China 🇨🇳 strong 💪 and China 🇨🇳 owns half of the us

[@danrook5757]

Next time it’s gonna be rocket from North Korea

[@misterfunnybones]

2:31 "suddenly it took a strange turn south" Have a look at the jet stream weather pattern that day.

[@kiansedaghaty7900]

I completely thought the same thing!

[@thomasholt63]

Warning from the voice of the robot from lost in space

[@bunzeebear2973]

From the weather map, it did seem to follow the Jet Stream flow pattern. But I do not think the Jet stream Hovers in one spot.

[@bunzeebear2973]

@@thomasholt63 "Dave....Dave"....

[@wilg9400]

it changed altitude

[@misterfunnybones]

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a balloon, is a good guy with a $400,000 AIM-9 Sidewinder missile.

[@jetli740]

take a stealth jet to fight a balloon seen a fair fight😂😂

[@bmjpdx9222]

Speaking of U2s, and sacred airspace, I wonder if Jon Tester has ever hear of Francis Gary Powers.

[@videomaniac108]

"hear"?

[@tomstamford6837]

@@videomaniac108 Bless you Jim. Thank God you are out there watching over us just in case someone leaves a letter off a word. Shame you couldn't spot that Chinese balloon, being so observant. Did you trawl every single comment and this was the best you coul do? I left the 'd' out, just for you.

[@videomaniac108]

@@tomstamford6837 "coul"?

[@tomstamford6837]

@@videomaniac108 Just for you Jim... Just for you. Seeing as how it excites you!

[@videomaniac108]

@@tomstamford6837 The joke's on you and you don't even realize it.

[@AverageJoe483]

They need that weather data back !

[@MK-651]

His mind changed after that classified meeting.

[@mrdim362]

Of course he changed his mind. The men in black whispered in his ears.

[@tamekaanderson2452]

I’m sure it automatically sent back information to them right away

[@boss-ih6uk]

We need answers!

[@davidlaing7684]

Did they find the made in China label?

[@thomasholt63]

Yeah that balloon material will make great unique underware for sure

[@williamchoi6902]

Everything made in China. Without china made you will be nude.

[@shadowdragon007]

for all this time i thought they were interested in the payload but it turns out they were just analyzing the balloon itself lol

[@thomasholt63]

Alot of underwear could be made from that balloon material

[@shadowdragon007]

@@thomasholt63 i don’t imagine that will be comfortable

[@meisievannancy]

It's plastic. Yep it's definitely from China.

[@shadowdragon007]

@@meisievannancy i think china already owned up to it

[@niburu1508]

@@meisievannancy not silk then?

[@pn3940]

As soon as they said it’s classified, we should know that they talked over snd had a plan.

[@jasondrummond9451]

Interesting that the flight over Alaska was mentioned, and the entry into Idaho was mentioned - but the flight across Yukon and down the length of British Columbia was not worthy of mention. After all, it was only Canada.

[@mrdim362]

Was it really a "Hot Air Balloon" or was it a "Weather balloon" ? And was it powered by a "Swamp Gas Engine" ?

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

They are powered by the tears of the innocents.

[@Capitalismrules]

At first , I thought that Stacy Abrams had ordered Uber eats

[@fastltg4992]

Crazy how this is about America but your focused on some racist shit . Smh lame asf

[@kaczynski2333]

I'm not sure "it was illegal" is a hill you want to die on. Some of us have memories.

[@monkerud2108]

That strange turn south was the wind direction 🙄

[@mikeb5664]

I'd still like to know why Trump let this happen 3 times.

[@PiggerNussyStank]

He doesn't watch cnn

[@jinwanc]

Cause he is buddies with Xi

[@OhShiitakeMushrooms]

He was too busy making attack posts on Twitter

[@dezznuts35]

But but Trump

[@lynchetts]

The Pentagon didnt tell him !

[@rossmacnab2655]

I'm glad the wee Chinese navigator inside the balloon,survived ✌️

[@niburu1508]

He had a speak prepared - “We come in peace” After they were shot down they had to say “We come in pieces”

[@rossmacnab2655]

@@niburu1508 Like us humans do. Captain Kirk star date whatever,We come in Peace Shoot to kill:(

[@rossmacnab2655]

@@niburu1508 *Speech prepared

[@niburu1508]

@@rossmacnab2655 more like the Wild West - shoot first - ask questions later

[@niburu1508]

@@rossmacnab2655 ?..

[@charlesloomis2224]

Tester: 9:05. When? When did this happen before and under what administration?

[@colin1235421]

Why is the volume so low?

[@dashawnsmith6010]

Perfect ending 😂😂😂

[@crystalholness3939]

Exactly keep dem if unno want dem brite 🤣🤣

[@ljacobs357]

At least the Biden administration listens to his military advisors, and shares the information with the public.

[@thepatriot2785]

While Trump let 3 balloons fly over and didn't do a dam thing about it but kept it a secret from the public.

[@baewookie7278]

@@thepatriot2785 sorry but without proof its just another democrat lie

[@baewookie7278]

I see all the liberal media trying to pin this on trump with no proof at all. Pathetic

[@billyrubin3108]

People seem to forget that Trump was so non-transparent that he halted all WH press briefings.

[@thomasholt63]

Correct

[@pattiklaus9580]

They look like theyre folding sheets.

[@dragon2695]

Ridiculous

[@keepaway7896]

This is no surprise, stealth balloon technology has been around for decades I'm more curious about its Weapons Systems that aided its transport across the entirety of the United States.

[@mracer8]

Is call wind

[@jetli740]

@Dashing Forward 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wizwit4958]

*_F. B. I._* = *_For Brandon Intel_*

[@datszalami8689]

*Billings Chilling*

[@filipdahlberg4420]

Well, allowing the enemy to see what you want them to see has value also. Destroying it may not be the only, nor the best option

[@brijen3628]

Maybe coincidence, but our phones and home laptops have been acting up the past 3 days. Have had to shutdown and reset routers and devices many times to be operational... Don't know if it has anything to do with this, but the timing of it all is eerie.

[@thomasholt63]

Yeah my government phone was actually 🎭 malfunctioning and I was trying to get in contact with my barber and his phone was acting up also and he said that his phone was new

[@bunzeebear2973]

Just to be sure, take it out in the back yard and BLAST IT WITH A SHOTGUN. That should set the auto reset...I figure.

[@mracer8]

I think you have something, my airpod was acting up last week, it could be interference by that huge balloon,!

[@springerworks002]

@@mracer8 There was a cyber attack on several social media sites this week.

[@robertdragon9478]

I do agree with your statement.

[@sejengkalsehasta3211]

Have the FBI found the "Made in China" tag yet?

[@jaymesnin]

Yes. Its engraved. They sell them for 99 cents. At your local walmart.

[@jaymesnin]

Just a bunch of cheap plastic. Moving parts that break in 60 seconds. A knock off of nasa's 100 million dollar satelites. The usual

[@norrisfong6445]

No but they did find "ivanka trump tm" on it.

[@williamchoi6902]

Everything made in China. Accept your nude body made by your parents. Without china made you will be nude

[@abrakkehakka1357]

No, but surely it must have been made from bamboo, paper, and silk. And that obviously means it must have been from China.

[@seymourpro6097]

Anyone with the skill to search the web for Jet Stream maps could predict a potential time and place to launch something so that it would fly a nice curved course over much of the USA. Maybe it would terminate in the Atlantic or keep going for a pickup in the Indian Ocean or the South China seas.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

I what to see and know what the package is?

[@littletodger7008]

A Paradox? On the one hand, China is said to have stopped transmission to the balloon. On the other hand, they continued to steer it exactly where they wanted to over critical military infrastructure, and the US kept on monitoring its intel. How does that explain the ‘guided' track of a ‘wayward' balloon?

[@john-smith.]

Because that's a reception when it receives orders to steer.

[@GiarkReleos]

kinda looks like it veered hard to left when passed canada and then was carried by the wind across Northern America

[@jbbeiser983]

A whether balloon or spy balloon or a balloon to send mail is subject to airflow, wind, Tradewinds, and Jet-stream. In essence, a balloon can not be steard.

[@cheeseburger6001]

Someone was mentioning the jet stream. Maybe worth looking into idk

[@danrook5757]

Don’t go high tech on this subject.

[@timbacchus]

While the U-2 was monitoring the equipment on the balloon we found out which China satellite it was sending what it was monitoring so in the future we know what not to do when that satellite comes over the U.S. A lot of was learned from the following of the balloon.

[@zacksmith5963]

Hmmm who attacks other nations with drones ?

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

Damn balloons.

[@FranciscoSilva-bv9qq]

why's this in 480p only?

[@recycle8894]

" Google says goodbye to giant internet balloons idea " - BBC

[@zacksmith5963]

Hmmm who attacks other nations with drones ?

[@mikehallman6129]

How would you know if this didn't contain some toxins etc for downing over land.

[@christopherlagos1909]

If China did put chemicals and we shot it and discovered that fact it would be an act of war. They are not dumb enough to do that. Chemicals were most likely ruled out first.

[@thepatriot2785]

That's why Biden waited to shoot it down over water so the public wouldn't be in any danger.

[@thomasholt63]

Well then global warming don't count then

[@runna9647]

I agree,definitely should have done it over the north pacific and downed it before it ever got over land,cause like you said it could have contained toxins so why even take the chance of letting it fly over anybody period

[@thepatriot2785]

@@runna9647 Thing is it never flew over the North Pacific, it crossed the Bering Strait from Asia and flew over Alaska and Canada before entering the lower 48.

[@mopthermopther]

Scully and Mulder go to work 👍🏼

[@StrangeFredyKing]

Why did they shoot it down though? Why not apprehend it and take it down to analyze it properly?

[@hughjorg4008]

CHINESE professors in American Universities are giving U.S. taxpayer-funded scholarships to Chinese students who came straight from China, whose parents and grandparents live in China and have never paid taxes to the IRS. These Chinese students attend American universities and graduate for free. U.S. scholarships should only be given to students who are U.S. citizens.

[@vaa7514]

Why haven't anyone done something to stop this?

[@littletodger7008]

Not only at American Universities. This is on across the West.

[@janewu3178]

Do you think American universities charities? It would like to give the scholarship to local student if he deserves it.

[@shadowdragon007]

professors don’t handle scholarships lol the financial aid department of the school does 🤣 tell me u never went to college without telling me u went to college

[@doubtingthomas9612]

"We're still here ... We are not going anywhere." - Native Americans 😔 Native Americans: Our Native Americans population in our motherland, Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while European population in their motherland, Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, our Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering 'TWO BILLIONS'! It is a shocking sad truth. 😔 China: It's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the West has committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on?

[@kenbowman9907]

Senator Testor is a man that talks sense

[@michaelc3416]

My only question is, why did we not detect this the moment (or well before) it penetrated US airspace? And, assuming that we did in fact detect it at that point, why did we let it get to the point of civilian spotting and reports before we took action? Wouldn't it be more prudent to interdict ANY unauthorized intrusion into US airspace IMMEDIATELY, and respond accordingly?

[@mracer8]

Ask Trump?

[@CharlesSmith-io9fp]

Watch the video starting at 4:15 at least until you hear the only explanation that we're likely to get for a few days. It explains why they didn't shoot it down.

[@springerworks002]

We did, many people saw it. It was first spotted over islands in the Pacific Ocean. Main stream media is pretending that we didn't, for some reason.

[@thedragonlee76]

They did,the US wanted to know what it was doing.They jammed any signals from it.They waited for it to pass over water,so that when they shot it down,they could retrieve as much of it as possible.

[@butchfajardo8832]

All i saw was pictures of the balloon and not the equipment attached to it! Show us the sophisticated equipment you said!

[@DanA-xt8xy]

This guy is straight forward. I like him.

[@AdamWaffen]

Simple minds amuse easily.

[@zacksmith5963]

Hmmm who attacks other nations with drones ?

[@Been.Here.Since.2007]

This is still CNN bro.

[@kareemdurrant139]

@@zacksmith5963 Venezuela

[@cate9963]

I have watched his questioning about the Chinese balloon and I really like his sharp questioning. He really got into the core of the matter! Respect for Senator Tester!

[@XxxXxx-fm3wo]

After 30 hours of very close investigation by the FBI, it is in fact a balloon.

[@MagicalWarriorz]

Looks like bs..smells like bs..feels like bs..

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

With folks like you running loose, I am A-OK with them not sharing every little detail. You people are the reason the rest of us can't have nice things.

[@jerryjerry7561]

also communications spying.

[@mhall801]

Biden is destroying America

[@jerryjerry7561]

@@mhall801 by fixing trumps fukups?

[@civiSapper]

Makes sure the budget is capable to handle a future incursion?? Statements like these just blow my mind.

[@bwoutchannel6356]

the FBI couldn't analysis a kidney stone!

[@mistervo8185]

The Chinese trying to find out the United States range of detection so they can send warships just beyond it.

[@norrisfong6445]

You mean warships at 60000 feet? We might have ships submarines and land based systems that would detect something the size of a warship. The subs would be moving so the chinese would not know what areas to maneuver around.

[@thomasholt63]

True that I spy told you that

[@thedragonlee76]

That's a possibility...

[@norrisfong6445]

@Dashing Forward I always wondered what they were singing about. They were way ahead of their time.

[@comradecortez4915]

Our Mr. President is the Best! Protecting America by Land, Air and Sea! Were so Lucky we have him!

[@thepatriot2785]

Trump would've shoot it down over a highly populated area because he wouldn't cared if the people got hurt by the falling debris, Oh wait he wouldn't shoot it down at all because he already let 3 fly over and didn't do nothing but kept it a secret from the public.

[@thomasholt63]

Definitely don't forget about our best vp Harris

[@David-fj5lz]

It was ludicrous to just let it fly-by, how pathetic it’s response

[@nicholasmaude6906]

The Pentagon's argument for not shooting down over land is rather specious as there is a LOT of areas in the CONUS where there little or no people on the ground, Montana is sparsely populated for example with plenty of empty areas there to shoot it down.

[@Zoltar0]

I love the use of crime scene tape! such a spectacle. I'm glad China is being held accountable for this.

[@rtorres4132]

China being held accountable? No. What were going to do is add billions more to the defense budget because they didn't have enough resources to stop this in the first place. They're not going to be held accountable

[@aspenhill1479]

Are they? What are the consequences other than severe frowning and tsk-tsk from China.

[@thomasholt63]

NWO IS RUNNING THE SHOW NOW

[@wallacekatini3424]

Does China really care about the tape 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@Stratsrule]

God bless America 🇺🇸!!!

[@user-xz7hx2yc1m]

Return the damn balloon!!! It is our Chinese property.

[@thomasholt63]

@@user-xz7hx2yc1m I will trade it for some shrimp fried rice and 4 egg rolls

[@ultraco.6798]

Home of the mass shooting

[@EZGaming826]

I think Chinese network found maybe steal or hacker.

[@jetli740]

@@thomasholt63 NO deal you too greedy😂😂😂

[@TheKingMAC]

FAMILY AND FRIENDS...

[@matheusAlm]

what a crazy caption

[@ethanj1598]

Mango Mussolini also wants HIS secret documents back 😂... Same as China wanting their stuff back or the secret information they collected

[@phatplates]

Dude, get Trump's cawk out of your mouth already and wipe your chin sweet cheeks 🤣🤣🤣

[@spcpitts]

China already has all the information they were after. They never expected to recover this balloon. All data was transmitted, probably in real time. Shooting it down didn't change a damn thing. They got their Intel.

[@cambodiankid70]

I like him, he's funny "if the Chinese Want to keep the Balloon, they shouldn't send it over"

[@jetli740]

Hypocrite just pop up. Usa spy plane crash in china few yrs back and usa want it back so can you see the hypocrite?

[@jaygibson5057]

Nope Just for show

[@debbiesantiago4529]

Why they are not wearing protection gear

[@MagicalWarriorz]

Lol. Just sitting back waiting for comments pile up thinking this is a the actual "spy balloon". I knew it was fishy with the high resolution pic of them in a boat pulling it out.

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

Cuz you're really smart.

[@pellestorck3776]

Do your own research..

[@thedragonlee76]

It was a high altitude spy balloon.The US already knew what Chinese spy balloons are.

[@CdA_Native]

"3 balloons during the Trump administration?" I still want to see the evidence.

[@beckyb2814]

I hope they found the satilite that detach from the balloon when it was hit.

[@00Tatum]

Exactly 10:03, 10:21

[@deborahthompson6248]

I'm republican but if this is true , it's the only thing I agree with . Gathering intelligence on the balloon .

[@blackwolf4223]

I believe the military so yeah it’s true I don’t believe they dropped the ball like people on Fox News saying it was smart to grab it

[@gregtennessee8249]

A "republican" or maga cult terrorist? The last genuine republican was GW Bush. He would've never never stormed our US Capitol refusing to concede and honor our Peaceful Transition of Power. How the hell can any fkn true American still support "the republicans" who enabled trumps chaos and pathological Lies defending him at all costs?

[@deborahthompson6248]

@@gregtennessee8249 have you been to Seattle lately ? The destroyed city and major companies leaving is the definition of a terrorist attacked state . All the burning and looting that scarred states for days to come non stop. I know you're not from Seattle seeing little kids help their parents volunteer to pick up all the glass from destroyed buildings . Not only that but the high crime that is lingering non stop . One raid on the Capitol is not as damaging what the left terrorist has done because the damage still continues and the scar and people are dying every day since the so called terrorist blm movement . Every day because Democrats love criminals and don't do anything to make criminals lik you scared to cause crime

[@joshjones6072]

I'm a democrat and I agree. I heard our military had planes flying around the CCP spy balloon the whole time and were jamming it. Also scanning it with wireless to get what they could that way too. But I'm glad they took it down to get physical evidence.

[@joshjones6072]

@Ben Don't be rude

[@khrfx4715]

05:56 Right, all we need is to increase the military budget. After all, they are only getting just short of 1T dollars every single damn year. I'll bet this senators defense donors LOVED hearing him say that. It's all about the money.

[@darylsmioth1904]

Don''t forget the $100 billion for the Ukraine war and that price tag is increasing everyday. Just like the Middle East, Afghanistan etc we will have another $3 to 4 TRILLION in the Ukraine war when its over. That $4 trillion could rebuild all our infrastructure. But I agree we spend way too much money on killing machine and killing people when instead that money could be used for the homeless, poor, infrastructure, education, healthcare you name it.

[@zacksmith5963]

Hmmm who attacks other nations with drones ?

[@khrfx4715]

@@darylsmioth1904 I don't think any of us would like a world where Russia wins this war. The war AGAINST Ukraine is nothing like Afghanistan where we didn't have to go and damn well stayed way longer than we ever should have.

[@alysonturcin-weller7443]

Are they testing the ranges of their equipment’s access to the electrical grid or people?

[@CHEGTO]

Wait so it fell in shallow water a week ago and they still do not have the payload

[@dannewth7149]

This story is a distraction, but what important story is being hidden?

[@rleriche5044]

lol you people are nuts. You tell me which story it is obscuring.

[@AmbientMorality]

@@rleriche5044 It's kinda sad, they've given up on even coming up with a conspiracy and just vaguely allude to them now...

[@downsouth5971]

Does a Balloon not go wherever the wind takes it?

[@robert334bl3]

who the hell are "sources" and "officials"? sources and officials say a lot but WHO ARE THEY

[@jbbeiser983]

It's a spy balloon, says Jake the evidence is here without examining the balloon wreck yet .

[@popoffcity1989]

You’re right. That was a birthday balloon

[@danforster6525]

Can't the US military develope a 'hunter balloon' that can be sent up and get close up pictures on the invader and then deflate it enough to slowly bring it down? Sounds like pretty cheap / easy tech to develope (well, easy compared to Mars rovers and the like).

[@thedragonlee76]

They do,it's called satellites.

[@danforster6525]

@Dashing Forward

[@emmmmm6954]

@@danforster6525 why this emoji looks like peppa pig😂

[@joshjones6072]

I love this idea. Our own type of hunter killer powered dirigible. It could slash it if necessary, or grapple it and pull a balloon payload away and down. Good idea.

[@danforster6525]

@@joshjones6072 YEA! It's would be like a Swiss Army Knife / Balloon

[@steveburke7675]

It didnt take a "strange turn south". The prevailing winds took it south.

[@charlesmakuri792]

Oh it may have infection

[@turkeysandwiche8552]

Remember anytime they give us so-called news and pictures to look at there’s a reasoning behind what they’re showing us the only show us what they want us to know. The question is what do they want us to know

[@VibrationMotivate]

No. But the question is, What do they not want us to know?

[@MagicalWarriorz]

😄 they really think we're stupid

[@gettingannoyedquick]

They want us to know enough but not enough for China to make excuses for their actions.

[@rogerout8875]

So, why are you here then?

[@firstgopinbredhillbilliesl6100]

maybe they will get on youtube comment and tell us so china will know what they know.