Balloon Update

Has the Chinese spy balloon become a punchline or does it remain a threat?  The humiliation of Red China getting caught red-handed (pun intended) and having to continue denying it with lame evasive explanations really has diluted its propaganda and/or surveillance value.  

When the F-22 Raptor weapons system was conceived its creators likely could not have perceived it's initial prey being a balloon and several other "objects".  Who would have predicted that this state of the art military technology would be engaging with UFOs?  At the time of publication the current record is F-22 Raptor 3 and balloon/objects 0. Yesterday, and a little too close to home, an F-16 splashed a UFO over Lake Huron in Michigan using a Sidewinder air-to-air missile.  One has to wonder if Old Joe Biden won't have to emerge before too long and reassure us that our forces aren't doing battle with extraterrestrials. 

I'm not sure to whom this balloon belongs.  Discuss it amongst yourselves.....