Folks have been up in the air “under” the high-altitude balloon that’s wended its way eastwards over the U.S. Jack Crowe has the basic details of the odyssey and a snapshot of its denouement. Of course, anything aerial that mystifies, even momentarily, may be grist for UFO commentary, and The Atlantic’s Marina Koren obliges with The Chinese Balloon and the Disappointing Reality of UFOs. Some factual weaknesses, simplifications, and off-point foci rather diminish the point-of-view. Matthew Gault and Jason Koebler offer their own viewpoints about What the Chinese Spy Balloon Has to Do With the Pentagon’s UFO Obsession. The authors offer more factual details, focusing on the practical implications of the possible “stunt flight.” Similarly, New York Times writers Julian E. Barnes and Edward Wong only mention “unidentified aerial phenomena” twice and in the “generic” sense in their Classified U.S. Report Highlights Foreign Power Aerial Spying With Advanced Tech. Those last two words underscore “what appeared to be unknown cutting-edge technology” that the “2022 Annual Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” admitted some cases indicated. Kevin Randle has harsh words regarding the Chinese Spy Balloon – Their Version of Project Mogul. He also attacks the “Roswell” explanation in Marina Koren’s article. And the whole matter has Robert Bartholomew prophesying Why the Chinese Spy Scare Could Trigger a Rash of UFO Reports. We’ll see. (WM)
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