Submission + - USAF might be shooting down hobbyist balloons (aviationweek.com) 1
kalieaire writes: Steve Trimble of Aviation week reports that a Hobby Club's missing ballon might have been inadvertently targeted as a malicious UFO and subsequently shot down. When Scientific Balloon Solutions (SBS) company founder, Ron Meadows, reached out to Gov't resources at the FBI and DoD, they were brushed off.
“I’m guessing probably they were pico balloons,” said Tom Medlin, a retired FedEx engineer and co-host of the Amateur Radio Roundtable show. Merlin has three pico balloons in flight in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
According to Trimble, the description of all 3 UFOs shot down during 2/10-12 match the description of Pico Balloon models which can be purchased for $12-180.
“I’m guessing probably they were pico balloons,” said Tom Medlin, a retired FedEx engineer and co-host of the Amateur Radio Roundtable show. Merlin has three pico balloons in flight in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
According to Trimble, the description of all 3 UFOs shot down during 2/10-12 match the description of Pico Balloon models which can be purchased for $12-180.
