<div dir="ltr">Balloon seems to be white -- so probably not that easy to "poke a hole" with a laser -- you need to get a fair amount of power onto the balloon MW/sq m and hold it there for enough time to evaporate the plastic<div>We have some R&D tech that could do that at the right kind of range -- but it might not be in the right place to be used because of the curvature of the earth</div><div><br></div><div>Cannon fire from a fighter would seem to be the best approach</div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Steve Isenberg</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:smisenberg@gmail.com">smisenberg@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 12:40 PM<br>Subject: Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] ufo<br>To: Robert Primak <<a href="mailto:bobprimak@yahoo.com">bobprimak@yahoo.com</a>><br>Cc: Lex Computer Group <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">So they shot down the balloon with a missile, it totally deflated, and fell into the water where they have to search to find it, and the impact with the water may have damaged things.<br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">Did anyone consider: Poke a hole in the balloon (using a laser perhaps) that would cause it to descend rather than fall rapidly to the ground.</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">(Or am I missing something?)</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394">-steve<br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0b5394"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 11:46 AM Robert Primak <<a href="mailto:bobprimak@yahoo.com" target="_blank">bobprimak@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Current terms: UAP = Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. IAP = Identified Aerial Phenomenon. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Current status of balloons = deflated. (Formerly known as "shot down".)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-- Bob Primak </div><div><br></div>
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