• HM05@lemmy.worldM
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, that one lingers on my mind. The whole series of events starting with the Chinese spy balloon was strange, even if just from how they handled it and addressed with the public. But, they then engaged with additional objects and remained cryptic to the public. Add to it the fact that these additional ones were found after adjusting their radars. There’s no telling how many other objects were previously ignored and perhaps continue to be. Citing from a Wikipedia page on high-altitude object events of 2023:

    General Glen VanHerck, the commander of NORAD, said that in 2021, up to 98% of raw radar data was not routinely analyzed, because the military aimed to filter out radio signal emanating from flocks of birds or weather balloons (as opposed to potential threats). VanHerck said that the U.S. adjustments to radar monitoring in 2023, after the Chinese spy balloon intrusion, gave the U.S. “better fidelity on seeing smaller objects.”

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      But, they then engaged with additional objects and remained cryptic to the public. Add to it the fact that these additional ones were found after adjusting their radars. There’s no telling how many other objects were previously ignored and perhaps continue to be.

      You’ve highlighted a significant observation. It’s indeed intriguing that high-definition footage from the fighter jet was readily shared when it pertained to the Chinese spy balloon, but no information or footage has been released regarding the other objects, particularly the one allegedly shot down over Alaska. Releasing some of that footage would certainly quell many of the speculations and rumors.