It is reported that the unidentified aerial object shot down by the US military with a missile of about 53 million yen was a meteorological balloon of only 1600 yen



Since the US military

shot down a Chinese reconnaissance balloon that appeared over the mainland US on February 4, 2023, the US military has announced that it has shot down multiple unidentified aerial objects. It has been pointed out that the unidentified aerial objects shot down may have included a weather balloon launched by a group of amateur radio enthusiasts.

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The US Air Force may have shot down an Amateur Radio Pico Balloon over Canada
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On February 15, 2023, the Northern Illinois Bottle Cap Balloon Bridge (NIBBB), which is based in Illinois, USA, launched a weather balloon named K9YO-15 in Alaska, USA. Reported missing.

According to NIBBB, K9YO-15 lost communication at an altitude of about 39,000 feet (about 12,000 m) off the coast of Alaska at 12:48 am on February 11th. K9YO-15 was launched from Illinois on October 10, 2022, about 123 days after launch.



K9YO-15 is a metal balloon equipped with a tracking device used to measure weather patterns. The image below is a weather balloon similar to K9YO-15.



The US Department of Defense's North American Aerospace Defense Command has announced that it shot down three unidentified aerial objects over North America from February 10 to 12, 2023. Among them, it was reported that on February 11 (Sunday), a small object that was floating about 40,000 feet (about 12,100m) above northern Canada was shot down, and NIBBB's K9YO-15 It is believed to match the object.




A small weather balloon like K9YO-15 can be launched at a relatively low cost of $ 12 (about 1600 yen). It is pointed out that the US government shot down this balloon using a missile of about 400,000 dollars (about 53 million yen) of an F-22 fighter.

A spokesperson for the US Department of Defense said, 'We have no comment on this shot down object.' NIBBB also said, ``It is not uncommon for meteorological balloons like the K9YO-15 to lose communication for several days. I can't,' he said.

In addition, the unidentified aerial object shot down by the U.S. military over Alaska was not found as a result of a search using aerial images, sensors, scanners, etc., and the search was discontinued on February 17, 2023. has been reported .


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