“Threat” might be an exaggeration.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-shot-down-party-balloon...
Fox News first reported that the airborne object was intercepted after raising concerns of a potential drone operating near the southern border. Officials later concluded the object was not an unmanned aircraft but a party balloon, a U.S. official told the outlet.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-military-shot-down-party...
US military shot down party balloon near El Paso after drone suspicion, official says
Would be funny if they used some new fancy laser weapon to, let's say, discombobulate this imminent threat, as indicated by other reports.
YHGTBFKM.
Unbelievable. Next I'll read they shot down "balloon boy".