The hobby balloon went missing the same day the U.S. military shot down an unidentified object in the same region.
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.
"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.North American Aerospace Defense Command deferred questions to the National Security Council for identification of the objects and had no additional information, according to a spokeswoman for US Northern Command and NORAD.
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