UPDATE: All indications suggest NORAD is still hunting *something* near the U.S./Canadian border in

[riversedge]

I seem to be more interested in this than football. anyways......


UPDATE: All indications suggest NORAD is still hunting *something* near the U.S./Canadian border in the Lake Michigan–Huron area.
A new NOTAM was just issued by TCCA over Lake Huron, and U.S. military aircraft continue to canvas the area.

Link to tweet

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[Lovie777]

1. 1st contact!.....................

Aliens from outer space

[happybird]

5. I hope so

Been waiting on this ever since I saw Close Encounters. Wouldn’t it be cool?

[Kablooie]

8. 1st contact ... with China, no doubt.

[Richard D]

30. First Contact?

I hope not. We shot them down. Not a great first impression.

[SergeStorms]

34. Something unidentified from outer space?

LET'S KILL IT!

The worldwide solution to everything.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Who is looking for what information?

[PCIntern]

3. Something serious is occurring...

I have my theories.

[FalloutShelter]

7. Absolutely...

Something going on.
???????????????
Care to share?

[ZZenith]

11. Look up "East Palestine, Ohio."

[FalloutShelter]

14. What does this have to do with

A toxic train derailment?

[Renew Deal]

43. Look up White Noise

The movie. Or even better, don’t and watch it ASAP.

[PCIntern]

13. I know this is gonna sound nuts...

But I have said for decades, that the nature of Science Fiction and fantasy films was to prepare us for eventual knowledge of things greater than we presently understand. When the military released some of those videos a couple years ago, I believe that it was the beginning of the education of the world citizenry that there is a lot which has not been Discussed previously.

In the interest of full disclosure, I have a nuclear family history of an observation which I detailed in a post sometime ago, which I believe to be legitimate , and would be inexplicable by any aeronautical standards but particularly those extant in 1949.

[FalloutShelter]

18. Full disclosure...

I write Horror and Science Fiction and I have read about this too.

So… I’ve been pretty immersed in the alien invasion genre, lit and film. I don’t think I’ve been sufficiently acclimated to the notion of first contact. LOL.
Still freaks me out, even though I, like Fox Mulder, BELIEVE.

[PCIntern]

20. Wow.

The first mags I had subscriptions to were F & SF and Analog when I was 10. Read a ton of pulp SF as edited by Groff Conklin. Haven’t stopped….

[panader0]

27. Belief in extraterrestrial life has been ridiculed here on DU many times.

I think believing that humans are the only intelligent life in the universe is very myopic.
But I don't think these objects are aliens. Probably China, I guess we'll eventually find out.

[TomDaisy]

31. "if we are alone... it's an awful waste of space"

[hamsterjill]

42. Agreed.

But are they Vulcan or Romulan? Friend or foe? That’s the question and concern

[edhopper]

41. That does sound nuts

[triron]

4. E.T.

[Hekate]

21. Phone home

[triron]

6. NOTAM? TCCA?

[Hekate]

22. Alphabet soup. I have no idea.

[irisblue]

33. Notice to Air Missions-NOTAM TTCA is Canadian

Notice to Air Missions ( NOTAMs )
More here🔽

A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations but not known far enough in advance to be publicized by other means.
https://www.faa.gov › initiatives
What is a NOTAM? | Federal Aviation Administration

What does TCCA stand for in aviation?
Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) Operational Evaluation Report

[blogslug]

9. This congressperson says it was taken down

Link to tweet

Rep. Jack Bergman @RepJackBergman

I’ve been in contact with DOD regarding operations across the Great Lakes region today.

The US military has decommissioned another “object” over Lake Huron.

I appreciate the decisive action by our fighter pilots.

The American people deserve far more answers than we have.
2:28 PM · Feb 12, 2023

[riversedge]

12. well, he did post about 15 minutes Later.

[blogslug]

16. Slotkin is also now saying the thing was brought down

Link to tweet

Rep. Elissa Slotkin @RepSlotkin

The object has been downed by pilots from the US Air Force and National Guard. Great work by all who carried out this mission both in the air and back at headquarters. We’re all interested in exactly what this object was and it’s purpose. 1/

2/ As long as these things keep traversing the US and Canada, I’ll continue to ask for Congress to get a full briefing based on our exploitation of the wreckage.

2:57 PM · Feb 12, 2023

[lindalou65]

24. Hmm.....I don't have a theory but I sure want to know

It’s hard to be patient as we wait to get more details.

[Disaffected]

17. Queue the conspiracy theories

(and eerie music)....

[moniss]

36. The GQP

will of course level the utmost diatribes because Biden doesn't instantly have all the answers at his fingertips to every possible question or scenario and then disclose everything to everyone. Instantly. But even if he did they would then level diatribes for having disclosed the answers they had in fact demanded.

[riversedge]

10. and rep Bergman from the area chimes in........

By the tone of this tweet I assume this must be the Repug from the area.

@RepJackBergman
·
23m
I’ve been in contact with DOD regarding operations across the Great Lakes region today.

The US military has decommissioned another “object” over Lake Huron.

I appreciate the decisive action by our fighter pilots.

The American people deserve far more answers than we have.



Rep. Jack Bergman
@RepJackBergman
U.S. Rep for #Mi01, Lt. General, USMC (ret), Yooper, Pilot, Proud Grandfather. Serving on VA, Armed Services, & Budget Committees.
Watersmeet, Michigan

[Tom Rinaldo]

15. "War of the Worlds" began with scattered news reprrts like these

It always seems fairly inconsequential at first

[livetohike]

19. I wonder when we'll hear what these UFO's are. We heard the

first one was a balloon, but these others are so far just called objects. I agree with PCIntern. It seems this is leading up to something.

[Mr.Bill]

23. Skycams from Fox Sports

headed to cover the Superbowl.

[Buckeyeblue]

25. I would like to think we pretty much know what it is before shoot it down

I have a hard time believing it's some sort of object from a different planet. Like the god idea, I have a hard time fully imagining how life from a planet millions or billions of miles away would contact us.

But I don't have a hard time believing that some authoritarian types are working with China to create a nuisance or maybe just creating a nuisance on their own.

[triron]

40. If we know what it is why aren't they telling us?

[Buckeyeblue]

44. Maybe there are national security implications that can't be discussed

We seem to be a government of a lot of secrets. Hell, there are still secrets from JFKs assassination that the government won't make public.

[allegorical oracle]

26. Mebbe the extraterrestrials got fed up with Earthlings trashing their planet. nt

[GoCubsGo]

28. I wouldn't be surprised if these things turn out to be of domestic origin.

I could see somebody building them, and launching them just to stir up shit.

[Mr.Bill]

32. Maybe some of our own military stuff

that we lost comtrol of and we don't want it to fall into the wrong hands? They are being shot down in areas that are difficult to access.

[paleotn]

29. Much more interesting than football.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

38. Blasphemer!

[paleotn]

39. Yep. : -)

[moniss]

35. Food for thought

would be that a hostile actor may be probing our air defense detection and reaction in order to measure and make notes. Or it's just some more Teslas running out of control while in full self driving mode.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

37. Russian conscripts looking for asylum?