Did Biden spend $400-800 thou to shoot down an Illinois hobby club balloon?

[Orangeclad]

Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF | Aviation Week Network

Although the club is not pointing fingers, there are suspicions among other prominent members of the small, pico-ballooning enthusiasts community.

aviationweek.com

 

[DCandtheUTBand]

$12 ... wow I might look into that...cheaper than a drone and could probably take some good pics...tether with kite string for recovery.

 

[instaGATOR]

F-22 20mm cannon bullets about $25 each. Swinder Missile $470,000.00 each.
Military Generals and their Military-Industrial Complex doing business,,, at our expense,,, as usual... 😠

 

[Capt Ron 1]

F-22 20mm cannon bullets about $25 each. Swinder Missile $470,000.00 each.
Military Generals and their Military-Industrial Complex doing business,,, at our expense,,, as usual... 😠

I thought the same....why a guided missile to shoot down a sitting duck?

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

I thought the same....why a guided missile to shoot down a sitting duck

Hiden is the guy that literally crapped his pants when he met the pope, right?

 

[BamaFan1137]

I thought the same....why a guided missile to shoot down a sitting duck?

With the first one, I think the issue was range. It looks like the F-22 was approximately 7k feet lower than the balloon.

That wasn't the case with the most recent one, however.

 

[instaGATOR]

How many consecutive governmental 'FAILS' does this make, I'm losing count..... 🤓

 

[blubo]

 

[BCSpell]

Sixth Grader Swears His Science Homework Was Blown Up By A Sidewinder Missile

BRANSON, MO — A young local student was forced to defend his integrity after his science project — a homemade weather balloon designed to collect atmospheric data — was destroyed by a Sidewinder missile fired from a strafing F-22 fighter jet.

babylonbee.com

 

[BCSpell]

9 Things The Biden Administration Snuck By While You Were Looking Up At A Balloon

People just can't take their eyes off those nifty high-altitude spy devices! They're obviously balloons and/or drones from China, but what if they're aliens? And what if — oh wait, it looks like Biden has just snuck a bunch of stuff by us while we were looking at the balloons.

babylonbee.com