Thread by @HamWa07

Behold the radio traffic from the #ChinaSpyBalloon #shootdown SNR is quite low headphones are needed! Might be worth cleaning this up through a speech filter.

If you haven’t already heard they used the callsign Frank as a reference to Frank Luke a WW1 Fighter Ace (Luke AFB is named in his honor) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Luke

Huntress is the callsign for EADS Eastern Air Defense Sector. MARSA = Military Authority Assumes Responsibility for Separation

10:06 ya I’m having trouble keeping a radar lock for any more than a second on him, I ah tried, ???? I have lost jackal ??? But I am.

11:00 allot of masking since we are so much lower than it, so we have to stay a little away.
I think they are still at 40,000ft at this time. My take is the radar can’t elevate that much so they have to stay back far enough to keep the 🎈in the radars view.

11:08 package Frank 1 ??? CZ535 bullseye 011 15 64000 heading 140

Target ID CZ535 is 011deg 15nm from Frank 1 (F-22). Balloon is at 64,000ft heading 140deg

13:05 Huntress Frank 1 engaged CZ535 bullseye 050 15 64000 track east.

Huntress = Eastern Air Defense Sector
Frank 1 = F-22
Bullseye 050deg 15nm 64000ft

13:54 Frank shoot, attack heading 140 profile 1.3 mach climbing 50k delivery 5 miles.

Frank (F-22 flight) shoot, attack heading 140deg profile 1.3 mach climbing 50000ft delivery 5nm from 🎈

15:06 Frank 1 splash 1. That is a ?kill the balloon is complet???

Frank 1 lead F-22
Splash 1 (balloon popped)

Here is my first attempt to clean up the audio. It's a little better. I have no idea the source of this audio. The YouTube poster said they found it on a forum. #ChinaSpyBalloon
soundcloud.com/user-50880457/…