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ksherlock
on Feb 12, 2023
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US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over C...
Reportedly the NC balloon did have explosives to self destruct.
hoppyhoppy2
on Feb 12, 2023
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kps
on Feb 12, 2023
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WSJ, linked in another comment on this post, “The craft came outfitted with small explosives to disable the surveillance equipment, an official said, though they weren’t detonated.”
https://archive.is/oORem#selection-677.0-677.133
cglace
on Feb 12, 2023
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NC?
JohnBooty
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North Carolina, where the first balloon was destroyed.
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