Military tracking high-altitude balloon flying over Western U.S.::The U.S. is tracking a small, high-altitude balloon that is drifting across the country but poses no threat to national security, the military said Friday.
Military tracking high-altitude balloon flying over Western U.S.::The U.S. is tracking a small, high-altitude balloon that is drifting across the country but poses no threat to national security, the military said Friday.
Bit of a size difference thought… The payload might be small however the balloon portion is not making it easy for the FAA to track unlike your consumer drone that’s the size of a bird.
They did say it had a 2 foot by something box dangling beneath it… I’m assuming they’re calling it safe because it’s above some standard altitude.
Don’t actually know anything about radar tracking or high altitude ballooning :-)