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ruet

(10,042 posts)
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 02:40 PM Feb 2023

Temporary Flight Restriction Imposed Over Lake Michigan (MAJOR UPDATES)

Last edited Sun Feb 12, 2023, 05:06 PM - Edit history (10)

Source: MSNBC

NBC News' Monica Alba reports that a temporary flight restriction has been set over Lake Michigan due to Department of Defense activity. The restriction comes after U.S. fighter jets shot down two high-altitude objects over Alaska and Canada and a week after the recovery of a Chinese surveillance balloon shot down near South Carolina.

Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex-witt/watch/temporary-flight-restriction-imposed-over-lake-michigan-163207237998



Now $&it's getting weird.

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UPDATE 5: US military shoots down high-altitude object over Lake Huron on Sunday

The US military shot down another high-altitude object over Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon, according to a US official and a congressional source briefed on the matter.

The operation marks the third day in a row that an unidentified object was shot down over North American airspace. An unidentified object was shot down over northern Canada on Saturday. On Friday, an unidentified object was shot down in Alaska airspace by a US F-22.

And last weekend, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was taken down by F-22s off the coast of South Carolina.

Earlier Sunday, Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan tweeted that she had received a call from the Department of Defense saying that the US military “has an extremely close eye” on an object above Lake Huron.

“Just got a call from @DeptofDefense — our military has an extremely close eye on the object above Lake Huron,” Slotkin said in a tweet on Sunday. “We’ll know more about what this was in the coming days, but for now, be assured that all parties have been laser-focused on it from the moment it traversed our waters.”
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Temporary Flight Restriction Imposed Over Lake Michigan (MAJOR UPDATES) (Original Post) ruet Feb 2023 OP
Hmmmmmm Timewas Feb 2023 #1
Appears to be a lot going on in our northern skies... ananda Feb 2023 #2
They didn't know about it. Qutzupalotl Feb 2023 #25
Interesting DownriverDem Feb 2023 #3
Musk self driving balloon? PlutosHeart Feb 2023 #4
Good one! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2023 #6
I wonder if it's US defense contractors behind this ToxMarz Feb 2023 #5
Was over Lake Michigan a short while ago. James48 Feb 2023 #7
Any Increase In Air Traffic? ruet Feb 2023 #9
There is a KC135 James48 Feb 2023 #18
Lake Huron As Well ruet Feb 2023 #19
The fighters all have transponders tuned off. James48 Feb 2023 #21
Yeah, yeah. I get that but... ruet Feb 2023 #23
well, something was going on for awhile, riversedge Feb 2023 #8
😂 thecrow Feb 2023 #35
How many really are just weather balloons? CloudWatcher Feb 2023 #10
The NWS balloons don't sit at lower altitudes though. NutmegYankee Feb 2023 #11
But if you do it wrong, it takes longer. Igel Feb 2023 #28
NWS isn't going to do it wrong. NutmegYankee Feb 2023 #32
Really? ruet Feb 2023 #12
This is what Jim Hines was talking about..you leave gaps in narrative you get theories.. asiliveandbreathe Feb 2023 #13
Are we not tracking these things from launch at this point? NullTuples Feb 2023 #14
Right? nt intrepidity Feb 2023 #17
AWACS and KC135 tanker been in the area for awhile on ADSB N/T Cheezoholic Feb 2023 #15
My dad... 2naSalit Feb 2023 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Feb 2023 #31
UPDATE ruet Feb 2023 #16
A bit strange that VGNonly Feb 2023 #20
Readiness Is My Guess. ruet Feb 2023 #22
Michigans ANG closest base is Selfridge VGNonly Feb 2023 #26
Thank You For The Info. -NT- ruet Feb 2023 #33
Not strange at all. James48 Feb 2023 #24
KnR Hekate Feb 2023 #29
Maybe the objects are trying to find WPAFB in Dayton Captain Zero Feb 2023 #34
Personally, I do wish they'd be a little more forthcoming slightlv Feb 2023 #30

ananda

(28,989 posts)
2. Appears to be a lot going on in our northern skies...
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 02:47 PM
Feb 2023

and our DoD is starting to catch up with it
after the last admin just did, basically, nothing.

ToxMarz

(2,173 posts)
5. I wonder if it's US defense contractors behind this
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 03:20 PM
Feb 2023

Maybe they have some new $trillion anti-ballon technology they're trying to sell.

James48

(4,465 posts)
7. Was over Lake Michigan a short while ago.
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 03:51 PM
Feb 2023

Whatever it is, I’m looking for it. I don’t see anything yet.

James48

(4,465 posts)
21. The fighters all have transponders tuned off.
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 05:22 PM
Feb 2023

During interceptor operations, transponders are off.

ruet

(10,042 posts)
23. Yeah, yeah. I get that but...
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 05:24 PM
Feb 2023

why leave the tankers in the clear? Kind'a gives away the op, no?

riversedge

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8. well, something was going on for awhile,
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 04:00 PM
Feb 2023

maybe.

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CloudWatcher

(1,862 posts)
10. How many really are just weather balloons?
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 04:06 PM
Feb 2023

I get the feeling we're being a bit silly and shooting at anything that moves. There really
are several hundred weather balloons launched every day.

NutmegYankee

(16,225 posts)
11. The NWS balloons don't sit at lower altitudes though.
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 04:08 PM
Feb 2023

They go up and up until they burst around 80-100k feet. And it only takes about 2-3 hours.

Igel

(35,459 posts)
28. But if you do it wrong, it takes longer.
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 07:16 PM
Feb 2023

The idea is to use helium. At altitude the gas expands enough to rupture the balloon.

Lower pressure, just hot air, and maybe you can get it up high enough to work but not rupture?

2naSalit

(87,491 posts)
27. My dad...
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 05:37 PM
Feb 2023

was one of the design engineers for the AWCS system. That it is still in use as a vital tool for the military more than 40 years after his passing is interesting as well.

Response to 2naSalit (Reply #27)

VGNonly

(7,553 posts)
20. A bit strange that
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 05:19 PM
Feb 2023

F-16s were sent all the from Madison WI (Truax Field) rather than the 180th Fighter Wing based in Toledo. F-16s are based in Toledo and regularly practice over Lake Huron.

VGNonly

(7,553 posts)
26. Michigans ANG closest base is Selfridge
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 05:32 PM
Feb 2023

near Lake St. Clair. However the A-10 Thunderbolts (Warthogs) based there are not ideal interceptors. All of the former AF bases in Michigan: Sawyer, Kinchloe and Wurtsmith have been closed.

James48

(4,465 posts)
24. Not strange at all.
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 05:27 PM
Feb 2023

They first picked up whatever this was over Wisconsin. It floated over northern Michigan before being shot down over the lake.

My thought is they decided to wait until it wasn’t over land.

Captain Zero

(6,944 posts)
34. Maybe the objects are trying to find WPAFB in Dayton
Mon Feb 13, 2023, 04:42 AM
Feb 2023

Where all their little buddies are stored?

Half-kidding.

slightlv

(3,025 posts)
30. Personally, I do wish they'd be a little more forthcoming
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 09:10 PM
Feb 2023

with some type of information. Mufon is going to go nuts with conspiracy theories. With everything else we have out there, we really don't need that added on to it.

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