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An "object" flying over Alaska at 40,000ft has been shot down by USAF.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/politics/biden-alaska-military-down/index.html

Let the speculation begin!

I'm going with a UFO 🤣


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:03 pm
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Much as I'd like to go with the traditional UFO theory, I've spent my life listening to my dad who was helped design a few of the biggest telescopes on the planet (and off it) and has been an avid astronomer for most of his 85 years on earth. Aliens probably exist but the chance of us meeting them is 0.0000000000000.........00000000000001 of a percent.

However if they do turn up he also said the chances of the US shooting them down is pretty high...


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:09 pm
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small car


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:11 pm
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small car

So that Tesla SpaceX launched into orbit a couple of years ago has returned...?


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:14 pm
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Balloon

Edit. One of those paper Chinese lanterns


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:16 pm
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Putin escaping the Kremlin ?


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:18 pm
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I'm going for a stoopid Russian plane, testing things like they do over the North sea


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:19 pm
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An Iranian passenger jet?


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:22 pm
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I bet Trump is frothing into his soup as he never got to shoot anything


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:28 pm
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Trump got to shoot over loads of things, but then had to pay to keep it quiet

Outlook, Storny 😀


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:31 pm
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Jesus ascending to earth ?.


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:35 pm
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[url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnchair_Larry_flight ]Lawnchair Larry?[/url]


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:44 pm
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The flat earth theory?


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:51 pm
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Jesus ascending to earth ?.

Ascending?

Anyway. do you think he would choose Alaska?


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:52 pm
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Barroon


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:54 pm
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Dead horse Alaska, makes you think


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 9:59 pm
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Harry Kane's penalty shot........


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 10:47 pm
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Harry Kane’s penalty shot……..

Proper laughed at that...


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 10:48 pm
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Definitely a UFO. I mean, literally, unidentified, was flying and erm, an object.

They do still love shootin stuff, don’t they.


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 10:58 pm
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Moi aussi.. Very good.


 
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Cutter John?


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 11:55 pm
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us meeting them is 0.0000000000000………00000000000001 of a percent.

isn't that the essence of the fermi paradox given the age of the universe and the number of stars, the chance should be 100%


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 12:02 am
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Yeah but Inhibitors.


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 12:54 am
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@bruneep

I'm betting it's more a family car, I'm going with a Ford Cortina, but the sporty version with the pinto engine.


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 3:22 am
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Kwik Save carrier bag.


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 3:32 am
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I reckon there will be fewer customers wanting to go hot air ballooning 😆


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 4:51 am
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The pilot of the Goodyear blimp must be sweating about flying over the Superbowl....


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 8:56 am
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Probably something they put up there themselves?


 
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Posted : 11/02/2023 9:09 am
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Hope it wasn't a bloke in a deckchair attached to some balloons.


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 9:19 am
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Aliens probably exist but the chance of us meeting them is 0.0000000000000………00000000000001 of a percent.

isn’t that the essence of the fermi paradox given the age of the universe and the number of stars, the chance should be 100%

There is a 100% chance that extraterrestrial life started their journey millions of light years ago and will eventually arrive on Earth to meet us?

How can you be sure?


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 9:30 am
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Kwik Save carrier bag.

This made me chuckle


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 9:47 am
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Has anyone seen Richard Branson recently ?


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 9:59 am
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Harry Potter's flying Ford Anglia.......


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 11:10 am
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Hopefully it's Scott mills!!!


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 11:28 am
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Aliens probably exist but the chance of us meeting them is 0.0000000000000………00000000000001 of a percent


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 1:29 pm
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I reckon it's the start of a Chinese balloon armada, just for giggles 🎈


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 1:57 pm
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Sausage shaped, no means of propulsion, definitely Aliens.

Don't know why they'd start off in Alaska when Swindon would have been more fun.


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 2:18 pm
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Yep TBH they’d be able to blend in,in Swindon with no problem 🙂


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 7:53 pm
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Aliens probably exist but the chance of us meeting them is 0.0000000000000………00000000000001 of a percent.

But still they come....


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 8:09 pm
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Dun dun duhhh diddle uhh diddle uhhhhh


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 9:19 pm
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I reckon it’s the start of a Chinese balloon armada, just for giggles 🎈

You could be right! They've just shot down another one over Canada....


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 11:30 pm
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I wonder if China will now do something about American spy satellites.


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 11:33 pm
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There are reports the Chinese are shooting green Lazer beams over the Hawaiin peninsula.

https://petapixel.com/2023/02/10/mysterious-green-laser-beams-over-hawaii-came-from-chinese-satellite/


 
Posted : 11/02/2023 11:46 pm
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Friggin space lasers!


 
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