Weather balloon? Spy balloon? Nope, and nope. I guess that the Chinese balloon sighted over Montana and Missouri this week – and just shot down off the coast of South Carolina by an F-22 Raptor  – was a trial balloon. Sure, it may have gathered intelligence about military doings on the surface below, but that … Continue reading That Downed Chinese Balloon Wasn’t Exactly For Spying. It Was a ‘Trial’ Balloon