Harder to shoot down than one would think
In 1998 Two Canadian CF-18 fighter jets caught up with the balloon off the coast of Newfoundland and took aim, firing more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition at it.
But the balloon survived the assault, soldiering on over the North Atlantic.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wea...hina-1.6737831
fired a 1000 rounds but did they hit it?