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The US Senator for Michigan reports that the object was “octagonal” and flying at 20,000ft: https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1624888630912188419?s=46&t=qny-c

• ianburrell 4y ago
  I've stopped trusting when politician tweets describe the objects. They are getting the details second-hand if not more and seem to be relaying it immediately. Press conferences at least have some time to collect accounts and organize them. We also don't know who is providing the details; I would trust the F-22 pilot. Like this could mean that there was only octagonal object, the balloon was octagonal, or the payload was octagonal. The latter seems the most plausible. It is hard to tell if this is more balloons or something really weird.
  • hoppyhoppy2 4y ago
    CNN is reporting: >The object was shaped like an octagon with strings hanging off it and no discernible payload, according to [a senior administration official] and another source briefed on the matter. https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/object-shot-down-lake-huron-21223/index.html https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/object-shot-down-lake...
    • nonethewiser 4y ago
      Sounds like it dropped its payload