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Could the Drones Be China, and the Missile That Missed the Spy Balloon
from The Joe Rogan Experience | The Tim Dillon Show #422 · #422
4 min
Joe raises the possibility the drones are Chinese, and they discuss Trump's comments on the drones, the botched missile shot at the Chinese spy balloon, and how the drones seem to originate from the ocean 50 miles out.
- Tim agrees it's terrifying that China could be behind the drones, since announcing their origin would reveal they're surveilling sensitive military bases.
- Trump's estimation is that the government wouldn't let enemy drones operate freely—they'd shoot them down, suggesting these aren't hostile aircraft.
- The military missed a Chinese spy balloon with a missile, despite the balloon moving slowly and predictably through the sky.
- Launching missiles into the sky over New Jersey to shoot down drones poses a risk: stray missiles falling back to earth and hitting populated areas.
- The drones are approaching from 50 miles offshore and returning to the ocean, creating a pattern of surveillance or intelligence gathering.
- Some reported sightings capture glowing balls and plasma orbs rather than traditional drones, with images circulating on social media.
- A video from Arizona months prior showed a ball of light that rose silently and instantaneously accelerated toward space at impossible speeds.
- The object in the Arizona footage was reportedly the size of an SUV and vanished instantly after accelerating, defying conventional physics.
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