It’s possible that the object shot down by American forces over Canada last weekend “could have been our balloon,” a member of an Illinois hobbyist group said.
, it said the balloon had gone “missing in action” but avoided making any connection with the military shoot-down.
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Friday that the U.S. can't confirm reports that the balloon belongs to the club. "We haven't recovered it so it's very difficult until you can get your hands on something to be able to tell," he said. "I mean we all have to accept the possibility that we may not be able to recover it."
Balloons flown by the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade are no different from the $10 to $15 balloons children buy for parties, the person said. They’re not specifically designed for scientific purposes. The Sidewinder missile used by the Air Force to shoot down the object over the Yukon costs roughly $400,000.
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