Military tracking high-altitude balloon flying over Western U.S. (Part 2?)

[Omega]

Hobbyist balloon detected over Western U.S. has left American airspace, officials say

The U.S. small, high-altitude balloon posed no threat to national security, the military said Friday.

www.cbsnews.com

Here we go again ?

 

[Cubsandtigers]

Remember when the military panicked people over a hobby balloon last year?

 

[BlackHawk]

It's all Nena's fault.

 

[Omega]

It's all Nena's fault.

Remember when the military panicked people over a hobby balloon last year?

Yeah, there is the possibility the balloon is completely harmless. Bored college students pulling a prank, and all of that. Then again, as strange as the news has been for both political spectrums, would another Chinese balloon be surprising? The old curse of living in interesting times.

 

[BlackHawk]

Hobbyist balloon detected over Western U.S. has left American airspace, officials say

The U.S. small, high-altitude balloon posed no threat to national security, the military said Friday.

www.cbsnews.com

Here we go again ?

Thanks, Omega! Now I have "99 Red Balloons" stuck in my head. I haven't heard that song in years. At least, it's a pretty good song.

 

[Omega]

Thanks, Omega! Now I have "99 Red Balloons" stuck in my head. I haven't heard that song in years. At least, it's a pretty good song.

At least I didn't use these little dittys

 

[Costa]

Thanks, Omega! Now I have "99 Red Balloons" stuck in my head. I haven't heard that song in years. At least, it's a pretty good song.

Yeah but the singer clearly says "Everyone's a Captain Kirk". I'm not a Captain Kirk and I'm not happy about that since, apparently, everyone else is.

 

[Cubsandtigers]

Remember when the military panicked people over a hobby balloon last year?

Balloon intercepted over US likely related to a ‘hobby’: Officials

The high-altitude balloon flying over the U.S. earlier that was intercepted earlier this week was likely a “hobby balloon,” officials said Saturday. The balloon, which flew at an altitu…

thehill.com

Nailed it

 

[y2h]

Thanks, Omega! Now I have "99 Red Balloons" stuck in my head. I haven't heard that song in years. At least, it's a pretty good song.

Interestingly the German version peaked at #2 on the Billboard chart while the English version didn't chart.