{"id":67006,"date":"2023-02-06T18:26:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/06\/13-thoughts-chinas-balloon-probably-had-while-floating-over-america\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:06:10","slug":"13-thoughts-chinas-balloon-probably-had-while-floating-over-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2023\/02\/06\/13-thoughts-chinas-balloon-probably-had-while-floating-over-america\/","title":{"rendered":"13 thoughts China\u2019s balloon (probably) had while floating over America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/02\/05\/china-balloon-many-questions-about-suspected-spy-in-the-sky\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese spy balloon<\/a> that took its American journey last week has finally ended. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/02\/02\/chinese-surveillance-balloon-detected-over-montana\/\" target=\"_blank\">floating over Billings, Montana, on Wednesday,<\/a> it rose (quite literally) to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/02\/06\/how-stratospheric-balloons-could-complement-space-based-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\"> prominence among the American public, <\/a>prompting political outrage, 24\/7 watch parties, and, of course, the generation of thousands upon thousands of memes.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2023\/02\/02\/chinese-surveillance-balloon-detected-over-montana\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Malmstrom-gate.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Chinese surveillance balloon detected over Montana<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">There are no immediate plans to shoot it down, due to concerns about debris. But steps have been taken to prevent the collection of sensitive information.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while much of the coverage centered on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pentagon\/2023\/02\/04\/us-downs-chinese-balloon-a-flashpoint-in-us-china-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\">what the U.S. government should do <\/a>and how its military should respond, the perspective of the balloon was given no credence &#8230; until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the thoughts the balloon (probably) had while floating adrift over the United States, until its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/02\/05\/china-balloon-many-questions-about-suspected-spy-in-the-sky\/\" target=\"_blank\">epic demise<\/a> at the hands of an F-22 fighter jet over Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. I\u2019m in Idaho. What a ridiculous name for a place. Do they not know what it sounds like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. What exactly is Montana? A state? A famous quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers? It\u2019s really pretty here though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. I am definitely a weather balloon. I think. Am I? This is probably a bad time for an existential crisis. I don\u2019t feel like a spy balloon though&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Why is there a Kansas City in Missouri when Kansas is right next door? It makes no sense at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. They call so much of the Midwest \u201cflyover country.\u201d It\u2019s perfect for me. I\u2019m a balloon. This is where I belong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. &#8230;Okay, I get it now. This is really, really boring. Why is there SO MUCH CORN? What do they even do with it? Corn pudding, corn dogs, corn cob pipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. There\u2019s been a lot of chatter about blowing me up lately. I\u2019m a balloon. Technically I\u2019m already blown up! HA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. It\u2019s awfully nice of the FAA to suspend flights along my path. There\u2019s nothing scarier than a roaring Boeing 737 with 348 passengers headed straight for you. I never liked playing chicken in the pool, much less in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9. Is that water? WATER! I\u2019ve made it to the coast. Finally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10. I love the beach. It\u2019s a shame I forgot the sunscreen though. My white skin is going to burn something fierce!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11. Huh. What\u2019s that sound? It\u2019s like an air conditioning unit is running inside of a washing machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12. That F-22 Raptor looks awfully close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13. Oh God. Oh NO. OH S***!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There\u2019s been a lot of chatter about blowing me up lately. I\u2019m a balloon. Technically I\u2019m already blown up! 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