China Projects Airpower over CONUS

[TC215]

FAA has issued ground stops for Myrtle Beach, Wilmington, and Charleston for a national security matter.

[idahojess]

According to some news outlets, the military will shoot this thing down over the ocean off the Carolina coast in the next little bit. I see some fighter aircraft circling off Wilmington, callsign “SNIPER.” F-22’s out of Langley use the SNIPER callsign, among others.

If they change the call sign to HUNTER, that's when you know shit is about to get real.

[Lester Polfus]

What a friggin' embarrassment...

Why am I supposed to be embarrassed?

[Caballoflaco]

Balloon has been downed.

Video of the shootdwon by local news station. I edited the original source since he posted the video
without credit.
https://twitter.com/@twitter/status/1621958853091811335

[MickAK]

Did anyone have the first F22 air to air kill being a frickin balloon?

There might be a really happy guy in Vegas right now.

[camel]

Is that another missile trail in the bottom of the frame right at the end?

[Caballoflaco]

Better video.

https://twitter.com/@twitter/status/1621960707368443905

[OlongJohnson]

Do you remember in the movie, Independence Day, the authorities requested that the citizens of Los Angeles not fire their guns at the giant flying saucer over their city?

A heli-taxi service that used to operate in Houston shut down because it kept taking shots from the ground.

People are f'ing dumb.

[RevolverRob]

Did anyone have the first F22 air to air kill being a frickin balloon?

There might be a really happy guy in Vegas right now.

That explains it.

The Pentagon wanted to let it float along to encourage the Chinese to send more balloons, so we can finally get some F-22 Aces.

Top Gun III: The Return of the Red (Luft Balloon) Baron

[Borderland]

Is that another missile trail in the bottom of the frame right at the end?

Appears to be.