Weren't these balloons at the altitude level that civilian aircraft fly? How exactly is it legal to do what these guys claim to have been doing? This is bizarre stuff.
This guy should be thankful he's not in prison yet, even though he should be.
This guy should be thankful he's not in prison yet, even though he should be.
That's awfully nasty and blood thirsty. Thousands of weather balloons are launched very day, they are usually even more massive. These balloons are within the parameters that are explicitly permitted and are believed to be safe by the FAA.
Not everything unfamiliar to you personally is a threat.
Not everyone who does something which you haven't personally deemed safe deserves to be locked in a cage.
That guy's hobby needs a talented spokesperson right now, and he definitely is not it.
Of course the balloons must transition but it goes quite fast.
Randomly found reference: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/13/1156498101/ufos-unidentified-...