Submitted by aggasalk t3_10sr3w2 in askscience
Mowenatl t1_j7lxgty wrote
Reply to comment by w2ltp in How could a high-altitude surveillance balloon be captured? by aggasalk
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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