re: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Montana, and no one really seems to be talking about it

My favorite part of this thread is how everyone in it is worried about and focused on a literal test balloon and completely overlooking the evidence (in this thread) of the much more damaging partisan splitting, conspiracy theories, and animosity that their very real psyops have already brought to bear on the US.

Why do people think NORAD just noticed the thing? The worst thing they could do would be to advertise when they started and how long they have been tracking it. That gives far more information about NORAD then you would want to give out.