These weather balloons fly very high so a missile is about the only way to reach it. And you can be sure that the US government will never admit that it was a weather balloon, because then it would be obvious that they are lying.
But I thought the weird part about it was that it was floating much lower than they are normally placed? I believe that some outlets were even saying it was in the same altitude as commercial aircraft. Though I am not sure at what level using canons on a fighter is completely pointless. So even if it was lower, you may still be correct.
These weather balloons fly very high so a missile is about the only way to reach it. And you can be sure that the US government will never admit that it was a weather balloon, because then it would be obvious that they are lying.
But I thought the weird part about it was that it was floating much lower than they are normally placed? I believe that some outlets were even saying it was in the same altitude as commercial aircraft. Though I am not sure at what level using canons on a fighter is completely pointless. So even if it was lower, you may still be correct.