by Pa Rock
Conspiracy Theorist
As Bubba and his drunken hillbilly cohorts race around the backwoods in their big pickup trucks looking for electric substations that they can shoot up - so as to hasten the arrival of the inevitable race war that they are sure is just a blackout or two away - I’m wondering what else they may be up to? What other disruptive things are currently going on in America which could be the work of barely functional simpletons?
IMHO, the current spate of mysterious objects floating across the North American airspace could possibly be one such subversive distraction. Yes, the first of the four objects shot down so far was reportedly a Chinese spy balloon the size of three school buses and adrift at around 60,000 feet – but the three subsequent floating objects were flying at lower altitudes and were considerably smaller than the Chinese balloon.
Could objects two, three, and four (or any combination thereof) be “copycat” efforts designed to keep the national hysteria bubbling happily along?
I’m not proud of it, but I have been to a couple of social gatherings and “balloon releases” by elementary schools and civic organizations where some people used non-standard balloons for demonstrations and entertainment. In one instance a science teacher used the leftover helium to fill a large garbage bag which he then released to pursue the smaller balloons that had been released by his students.
And yes, in hindsight that was dangerous, especially with regard to modern air traffic – but we were not that smart in the old days.
I would argue that Bubba and his running buddies still aren’t that smart. They are, however, smart enough to tape together some really big balloons, fill them with helium, and release them into the night sky. And if a race war springs up out of the ensuing panic, well . . . that would just be gravy!
Vandals - and goobers - could be contributing to this strange UFO saga.
1 comment:
Many legitimate and lawful balloons are deployed in American skies. Many, like weather balloons, hot air balloons, and scientific research balloons utilize the Automatic Packet Reporting System, APRS.
APRS is not a vehicle tracking system. It is a two-way tactical real-time digital communications system between all assets in a network sharing information about everything going on in the local area.
On ham radio, this means if something is happening now, or there is information that could be valuable to you, then it should show up on your APRS radio in your mobile. In other words, balloons have radios transmitting on APRS frequencies. For example, consider the United States Naval Academy Amateur Radio Balloon Experiments. See, http://www.aprs.org/balloons.html.
Of course, Bubba probably isn't a licensed radio operator and didn't put an APRS capable radio in his balloon. But unless Bubba put a note in say a plastic jug attached to his balloon, he didn't expect to hear back from whomever found the balloon. If he did, the FBI and or the FAA may be making a courtesy call on his residence.
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