From last thread -
re: #75 sagehen

I’m assuming that US military aircraft with a shitload of jamming equipment escorted the balloon along its flightpath…

Most likely yes. And quite possibly, beyond jamming, also ‘playing’ with the balloon to learn more about it and its capabilities.

ELINT - Electronic Intelligence
COMINT - Communications Intelligence
SIGINT - Signals Intelligence
Combat Sent - RC-135U Airplane is designed to collect technical intelligence on adversary radar emitter systems.
Rivet Joint - RC-135V/W Airplane USAF’s standard airborne SIGINT platform.

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