Subj : Up, Up, and away, in To : Ky Moffet From : Barry Martin Date : Mon Feb 13 2023 07:07:00 KM> Not to be outdone, China now plans to shoot down one of its own KM> balloons... (or how China 'proves' "It wasn't us!") Why does this remind me of "he who smelt it dealt it"? Any theories as to why the 'sudden' usage of balloon surveillance? Possibly not new, just travelling at a reduced altitude because of weather conditions (lower Jet Stream? I don't know enough about it other than its path moves). Also, I don't recall anything on if they were transmitting data. Seems they were not; waiting to be collected later. Sneaky: if if doesn't radiate a signal harder to detect. ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... Name Game: Justice of the peace's daughter: Mary --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .