Military says high-altitude balloon detected over Western U.S. doesn't pose a threat
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The U.S. is tracking a small, high-altitude balloon that is drifting across the country but poses no threat to national security, the military said Friday.

Military tracking high-altitude balloon flying over Western U.S.::The U.S. is tracking a small, high-altitude balloon that is drifting across the country but poses no threat to national security, the military said Friday.

  • sramder@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    They did say it had a 2 foot by something box dangling beneath it… I’m assuming they’re calling it safe because it’s above some standard altitude.

    Don’t actually know anything about radar tracking or high altitude ballooning :-)