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w2ltp t1_j7b4u32 wrote

Reply to comment by Mowenatl in How could a high-altitude surveillance balloon be captured? by aggasalk

You are technically correct, but still wrong. The balloon's altitude was way too high for this method.

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Mowenatl t1_j7lxgty wrote

You can use one or two balloons which are attached to a tow line deployed from the back of a plane that has sufficient power to drag the balloon and equipment down. You loop or entangle your target balloon, deflate yours, reel the target ballon in, then pop/ deflate it when it’s close to the ground / aircraft.

Maybe I should have called it reverse skyhook as clarification.

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