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34. Not ruling out some kid's science project or Elon Musk.

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" an 'octagonal structure' with nothing visible aboard or attached such as sensors or cameras " [View all] speak easy Feb 2023 OP

If nothing else, .... 70sEraVet Feb 2023 #1

Decoy to study our response? chowder66 Feb 2023 #2

Maybe you answered my question. triron Feb 2023 #5

Checking out our defense system. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #7

Yeah I expect something like that EX500rider Feb 2023 #20

I have to believe that at this point they're tracking these via satellite since launch? NullTuples Feb 2023 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Feb 2023 #33

My thoughts also... kentuck Feb 2023 #27

Ukraine shot one down today too FreeState Feb 2023 #31

Weird since wind currents are west to east generally. panader0 Feb 2023 #41

Jet streams go all sorts of directions edisdead Feb 2023 #49

It could be launched from the Kaliningrad Oblast enclave. Justice matters. Feb 2023 #51

Maybe their goal StoolPigeon Feb 2023 #29

Seems a bit reckless to me. If it's alien they may get upset. triron Feb 2023 #3

Doubtful its aliens DetroitLegalBeagle Feb 2023 #12

The balloon is camouflage, like an alien duck blind... NullTuples Feb 2023 #23

Must have been a gazebo sarisataka Feb 2023 #4

It's too late Cadfael Feb 2023 #19

Costco CEO: "We can't beat Jeff Bezos if our aerial gazebo deliveries keep getting shot down!" NullTuples Feb 2023 #25

LOL panader0 Feb 2023 #42

So what do we do when they launch 100 at once? Chainfire Feb 2023 #6

Classic sci-fi scenario: Which one is really the bad guy? NullTuples Feb 2023 #26

Wide dispersal fragmentation missles. BidenRocks Feb 2023 #38

99 is the magic number... hunter Feb 2023 #39

giant stop sign? Takket Feb 2023 #8

Could be a prank. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2023 #9

Hmm, one cylindrical and now one octagonal. Disaffected Feb 2023 #10

next up ... speak easy Feb 2023 #13

LOL SE DENVERPOPS Feb 2023 #37

Aliens can shapeshift, don't you know? Brother Buzz Feb 2023 #14

Ahh, a plausible explanation alright. Disaffected Feb 2023 #15

My Magic 8 Ball is anxiously waiting for the icosahedron Brother Buzz Feb 2023 #16

I want Mobius Strip! panader0 Feb 2023 #44

And, maybe better still, there is the Klein bottle: Disaffected Feb 2023 #50

You caused me to dig up a 22 year old bookmark... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2023 #52

I thought it was spherical. 2naSalit Feb 2023 #30

This is getting weird. triron Feb 2023 #11

I think that the big balloon got them to change their radar frequency. rgbecker Feb 2023 #17

Have no fear...SHADO is on top of it. edbermac Feb 2023 #18

Oh, that show was such cheesy fun to watch back in the day! Loved it. nt crickets Feb 2023 #32

Wanda Ventham (Benedict Cumberbatch's mother) was in that show. progressoid Feb 2023 #36

I used to work for them. hunter Feb 2023 #43

the plan is to bankrupt us CloudWatcher Feb 2023 #21

Humm... SilasSouleII Feb 2023 #35

Sounds like tubes....yeah..... for enriching uranium...... jaxexpat Feb 2023 #24

Come on folks Traildogbob Feb 2023 #28

Not ruling out some kid's science project or Elon Musk. Sneederbunk Feb 2023 #34

That's my thought. Some kid sending these things... TreasonousBastard Feb 2023 #40

When I was in college, we made a "UFO" out of a dry cleaning bag and some candles Poiuyt Feb 2023 #46

It was over 10 years ago when the NY Times sent a... TreasonousBastard Feb 2023 #47

No pictures? Xoan Feb 2023 #45

Did the object have "It's A Boy!" printed on it? Midnight Writer Feb 2023 #48