legitimately didn't expect this to see the light of day because it's close up enough that you can see that like 75% of the "size of three school buses" payload is just solar panels

Mulder: Scully, everyone knows that's just a weather balloon. Just look at it! The solar panels are clearly a university/research project -- a spy probe would hide it in the balloon!
Scully: Mulder, clearly they don't think we'd detect it or they would have hidden it. It's a show of arrogance and hubris.
Mulder: Scully, listen to yourself! We live in a country that can detect a bat at max flight altitude. There's no way they don't know that.
Scully: Okay, maybe it's not hubris -- Maybe they want us to see it.
Mulder: Scully, It. Is. A. Weather. Balloon. Testing equipment for high altitude or space. Trust me on this one.