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Alexander Of Assyria

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1. Balloon went to Northwest Territories in Canada, then back to Idaho?

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2023, 10:30 PM

Feb 2023

Officials aid the most recent balloon, equipped with solar panels to power propulsion and cameras and surveillance technology, exited American territory on Monday and spent the day over Canada’s Northwest Territories. But it was back over the United States on Tuesday after entering through northern Idaho, much to the surprise of officials at Northern Command as well as at the Pentagon.

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That’s some wandering spy balloon, almost like it just rides the winds…??

And happened once during Biden administration??

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It had happened before. Military officials say that China has spy balloons in orbit around the world at 60,000 feet at any given time, and the balloons occasionally stray into American territory. A senior defense official said that had happened three times during the Trump administration and one previous time during the Biden administration.

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Balloon went to Northwest Territories in Canada, then back to Idaho? Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #1

The first American territory was the Aleutian Islands, then Alaska, Canada, then lower US. No Vested Interest Feb 2023 #2

Yeah no.... Vdizzle Feb 2023 #3