Amateur balloonist: small balloon last reported over Alaska "missing in action"
Amateur balloonist group from Illinois says small balloon last reported over Alaska 'missing in action'
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An Illinois-based club of amateur balloonists says one of its small balloons is "missing in action" after last reporting its location over Alaska on Saturday, the same day the US military shot down an unidentified object in the same region.
While the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade (NIBBB) has not blamed the US government for taking out one of its 32-inch-wide "Pico Balloons," the group of hobbyists notes in a post on its blog that its last transmission near a small island off the west coast of Alaska occurred after the balloon had been airborne for more than four months and circled the globe seven times.
"Pico Balloon K9YO last reported on February 11th at 00:48 zulu near Hagemeister Island after 123 days and 18 hours of flight," the NIBBB blog post, dated February 14, states.
CNN's attempts to reach the NIBBB have been unsuccessful.
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Amateur balloonist group from Illinois says small balloon last reported over Alaska 'missing in action'
CNN —
An Illinois-based club of amateur balloonists says one of its small balloons is "missing in action" after last reporting its location over Alaska on Saturday, the same day the US military shot down an unidentified object in the same region.
While the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade (NIBBB) has not blamed the US government for taking out one of its 32-inch-wide "Pico Balloons," the group of hobbyists notes in a post on its blog that its last transmission near a small island off the west coast of Alaska occurred after the balloon had been airborne for more than four months and circled the globe seven times.
"Pico Balloon K9YO last reported on February 11th at 00:48 zulu near Hagemeister Island after 123 days and 18 hours of flight," the NIBBB blog post, dated February 14, states.
CNN's attempts to reach the NIBBB have been unsuccessful.
Full story at: Amateur balloonist group from Illinois says small balloon last reported over Alaska 'missing in action' | CNN Politics
*****
Aviation Week a;sp had the story :
Hobby Club's Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF
Hobby Club's Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF | Aviation Week Network
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