The Pentagon also says it was a spy balloon. What would be ironic would beã >if it really was some sort of weather balloon that was being tested to seeã >if it would make it all the way back to China after circling the globe. Iã >doubt that is the case but it would be ironic.ããThey were saying today that a similar one was spotted over South America asãwell. They had photos on the news, not nearly as pretty as the US photosãof 'theirs', but I haven't heard if that second one has been shot down orãnot yet. It appears it was the USA who first spotted that one andãapparently China has admitted that it is theirs too.ãã---ã þ SLMR Rob þ ...I hit the CTRL key but I'm still not in control!ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTPã

They were saying today that a similar one was spotted over South America asã> well. They had photos on the news, not nearly as pretty as the US photosã> of 'theirs', but I haven't heard if that second one has been shot down orã> not yet. It appears it was the USA who first spotted that one andã> apparently China has admitted that it is theirs too.ããI wondered about that. Since (I think!) the jet stream south of theãEquator moves East to West, I wonder how it got there and where it wasãlaunched from?ããã * SLMR 2.1a * I am Drunk of Borg. Resistance is floor tile!ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTPã