Weather balloon

Unfortunately for those who want to believe, it’s looking less and less likely that the U.S. Air Force hit an alien spacecraft when it recently downed a mysterious flying object. Instead, the truth is probably a bit more awkward.

Some observers speculate that the destroyed UFO during the February 11 intercept over Yukon was actually a weather balloon. The news comes as President Joe Biden appeared to tamp down speculation that the flying object was related to a Chinese spy balloon, like one of the other several flying objects the U.S. military recently shot down. (It’s okay if you’re having a hard time remembering which is which.

The old baseball description of how hard it is to keep track of players without a scorecard or a program…applies as thoroughly to the range of lies provided by Uncle Sugar about what’s in our skies besides birds and winged transport.