An Illinois-based hobbyist club is concerned that one of their small, globe-trotting balloons, which was recently declared “missing in action,” was shot down by U.S. Air Force last week.
Although the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade is not yet pointing fingers at the federal government, the group has reason to believe its “pico balloon” may have been one of the three mystery objects shot down by Air Force fighters last week after discovering and shooting down a Chinese spy balloon.The club’s silver-coated, party-style, “pico balloon” reported its last position on Feb. 10 at 38,910 ft.
“At any given moment, several dozen such balloons are aloft, with some circling the globe several times before they malfunction or fail for other reasons,” Aviation WeekScientific Balloon Solutions founder Ron Meadows said the FBI and the military gave him “the runaround” when he tried to inform them about the pico balloons, which can usually be purchased for $12-180.
Tom Medlin, a retired engineer and podcast host, is hopeful that the U.S. government does not shoot one of his balloons down as it is expected to enter U.S. airspace on Friday.
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