USA United States Air Force

[dBSPL]

Mission complete:

(credit: Boz)

Hobbyist balloon detected over Western U.S. has left American airspace, officials say

The U.S. small, high-altitude balloon posed no threat to national security, the military said Friday.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Afif]

That Raptor has definitely seen better days.

 

[dBSPL]

That Raptor has definitely seen better days.

There's significant corrosion on the coating, as if it's been in a fierce battle with the weather balloon. I think the weather balloon must have attacked with salt water. Joking aside, it's ironic that the Raptor still holds a special place in the field of air superiority in the new generation of jets, while it only has a weather balloon killmark in its career record.

 

[Nilgiri]

Love the old school look to it:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1773460682450653626