Okay, Chelsea, this... See, I think originally,
when you hear what I do here, you're gonna be
upset, but at the end of it, you usually are
pretty happy with how this goes. This is a, you
don't get to pick, kind of fringy many. Are you
ever gonna let me pick again? How dare you even
ask such a thing? The reason I do it this way
is because I found this article headline, and
I immediately knew... That this was what fringy
minis were meant for okay i do enjoy that so
i don't know that we ever had a choice to begin
with and i don't know why not picking makes me
so uneasy but i should just trust that you know
what you're doing pretty happy with the whole
circumstance it's true so so let's go for it
okay. So this comes, I've never heard of this
website before, but again, this is based on the
headline that we have to read this. Those are
the best websites once we've never heard of before.
O -V -N -I -O -L -O -G -I -A dot com dot VR.
So OVNEOLOGIA dot com. Oh, that sounds reputable.
Yeah, yeah. And its logo is a gray alien head.
So. Oh, I already love it. Yes, article title.
A UFO was shot down in China yesterday, article
last updated September 13, 2025. Some Chinese
media reported today that an unknown object was
intercepted in Shandong province. Images quickly
spread across local video platforms. Residents
of several areas in Shandong province, mainland
China witnessed a rare aerial phenomenon. night
of September 12th. Many witnesses reported seeing
a bright point of light moving rapidly across
the sky followed by two loud booms and visible
flashes. Videos recorded by locals were quickly
shared online drawing widespread attention on
Chinese social media. According to the newspaper,
China Blue News, Witnesses described initially
spotting an object moving at high speed in a
parabolic trajectory. Huh. Apparently the Chinese
are way better at their math. Not meant in a
racist way, but like I couldn't describe something
as a parabolic. I was actually just gonna comment,
what the hell does parabolic mean? Doesn't that
kind of mean like a slight arc? Isn't a parabola
like a lens shape? No idea, actually. I'll let
Chelsea Google that while I keep going. Moments
later, a second, luminous object appears from
another direction. As the two cross paths in
the sky, there is a bright flash and a deafening
explosion. So intense that some residents initially
thought it was thunder or a detonation. Not two
options I would generally have when I hear a
noise. Like, either thunder or an explosion.
Yeah, I mean, you could just be barely paying
attention and it could border, I could see it,
I could see it. I guess, yeah, I would have to
be in that circumstance, but I just can't, for
the life of me, think of being in a situation
where I'm not really sure if that was thunder
or explosion. Yeah, no, I'm with you on that
one, actually, because thunder's pretty, though
I've... According to Yahoo News, military experts
stated that based on the characteristics reported,
the event was most likely a missile interception
test. The first object was probably a simulated
target missile, while the second was an interceptor.
These tests are conducted to assess the effectiveness
of air defense systems, particularly terminal
missile interception technology. Some locals
reacted with understanding. Quote, another joked
quote, What does that mean? I don't know. We
might have to know a bit more about what's going
on in China for that. I was just going to say,
I think there's some cultural stuff we're not
going to quite grasp here. I'm just happy they've
translated it at least to English. On social
media, alternative theories began to emerge.
Some users suggested it could have been space
debris re -entering the atmosphere such as remains
of satellites or rockets. Similar incidents occurred
in 2023 when debris was seen over Jinan, Shandong,
and in Mei this year in Anhui province. However,
many pointed out that the footage clearly shows
an object being shot down, fueling speculation.
Quote, it could have been a drone secretly filming
a military base that got taken down. No foreign
drone would dare violate Chinese airspace like
that. Could a drone even produce such a bright
light? It looked like something straight out
of Star Wars. End quote. I should say those are
all separate quotes. I just got real lazy with
this. That's fine. That's what we do. And they
also, just so we can all be on the same page
of understanding. These quotes are within their
own little picture, which has quotes at each
side at the end, and then there's quotes within
this picture. So it's not fair for me as a reader
reading it to you. I barely grasped that. All
I understood was there's a lot of quotes. A lot
of quotation marks. According to sinchu .com,
no official statement has been issued so far
and major Chinese media have not released further
details. Experts emphasize that major military
powers around the world regularly conduct such
tests as part of national defense strategies.
These exercises are not necessarily aimed at
a specific country, but are intended to improve
a nation's defense capabilities. I would add
that yeah, they do do that. Generally, they warn
the public. Or at least have some kind of statement
on it. In China? For now the incident remains
shrouded. I mean most places, do they not? Like
if they're gonna do something military -based,
give a warning to the area so they don't think
they're at war? I don't know. And I certainly
do not know about China. Like even especially
like with the Arizona lights, they had to come
out the next day and say like, oh yeah, there
was training going on. Oh yeah, we forgot. So
nobody's too scared. Yeah, I guess. I have no
idea. Especially if you're going to be firing
missiles over top of your population that are
exploding. I guess that would be logical. I guess
I've just never been in that situation either.
Yeah, all sorts of Chinese situations these countries
people find themselves in. Is it thunder? Is
it an explosion? Is the government going to be
telling me this? I don't know. Do they tell us
about military drills? No idea. For now, the
incident remains shrouded in mystery with some
believing it was just a routine military test
while others suspect that something truly unknown
may have been shot down in the skies over China.
And then there is an update. The Chinese military
officer Zhao Da Shuai who is very active on the
X platform shared a video showing the incident.
In her post description she referred to the episode
as quote an interception of something and quote
the Chinese government without saying what that
something might be. Quote something was intercepted
by our air defense system off the coast of Shandong
facing the Korean peninsula. end quote and oh
that's a good quote Chelsea I do have to share
this right now just because this is pretty great
it is X but it's on the web page so I don't think
they get a share from me or whatever you would
call it this is pretty amazing Chelsea make sure
your sounds nice and loud why Was that coming
from a UFO? No wonder they didn't know it was
an explosion or thunder. It's even more intriguing
than I originally thought. I wonder if that's
part of her job for the Chinese government, adding
dubstep. Or at least some kind of house music.
Ah, that was good stuff. Song of the Chinese
military. I don't think I actually processed
what I was seeing. I had to jam out when I heard
that. Just start dancing. Oh, okay, what happened?
Okay, I don't know. Something happened. The Chinese
government is good is what I got from that. All
hail the Chinese government. May it live a thousand
years, or at least over the next 48 hours, until
we see you guys again. Anyhow. We were all thinking
it. Bye.