Friday, February 10, 2023

Irish Weather Balloon Missing and Feared Down Over Alaska

The balloon escaped on Tuesday morning past, by the Galway Technical Institute, according to Mr. Brendan O'Toole. It was supposed to be tethered for a three day period of observation, at an altitude of 300 meters and somehow was released. The balloon is orange colored with a diameter of 1.5 meters.

U.S. shoots down 'high-altitude object' over Alaskan airspace, White House says

The object was flying at 40,000 feet and "posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight," National Security Council official John Kirby said. Biden ordered the military to shoot it down.

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