r/flightradar24 • u/ArcticBiologist • Feb 03 '23

Meta Flightradar responds to person mistaking trending balloon HBAL617 for Chinese spying balloon

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u/Lane_Meyers_Camaro Feb 03 '23

Yes, and hide in plain sight. Call sign "totally not a Chinese spy balloon 12"

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u/er1catwork Mod - Planespotter 📷 Feb 03 '23

Yes, you can purchase them. I think the price I last saw was $2500 for the low end model. Might have been Sportys Pilot Shop? I don’t recall…