It appears I was on to something.

[DesotoCountyDawg]

A U-2 Pilot Took This Selfie With the Chinese Spy Balloon. It's Astonishing.

The stunning snapshot from the cockpit says so much.

www.popularmechanics.com

 

[BulldogBlitz]

A U-2 Pilot Took This Selfie With the Chinese Spy Balloon. It's Astonishing.

The stunning snapshot from the cockpit says so much.

www.popularmechanics.com

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Get this guy a nostradamus avatar.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Get this guy a nostradamus avatar.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

Oh no! Take a look at the picture. The Earth is flat

 

[SchrodingersDawg]

17 China

Sorry. I just like to say that every chance I get.

 

[YesIAmAPirate]

You should send that and a copy of your resume to the Department of Defense

 

[Xenomorph]

Man.. the shadow of the U-2 on the balloon. I bet the pilot made a couple of passes, saw it and thought… yeah, I’m taking a selfie with that.

A spy balloon, a U-2 and an iPhone. The blending of technology from the past 100 years coming together for an iconic photo.

 

[GloryDawg]

Bono can fly a plane?

 

[Cantdoitsal]

Get this guy a nostradamus avatar.

Don't forget me as you can see from Desoto's post, I knew he had things all figgered out.

 

[thatsbaseball]

Wonder if they got any pictures of those toy balloons we blasted ? **

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Launch sequence

 

[mstateglfr]

Whats really impressive is that the location was figured out, even from that out of focus background.
17ing AI is crazy and the potential for it is really tough to even wrap my head around.

I am guessing the land formation in the bottom left corner of the pic helped with identification? That seems the most 'unique'.