Military tracking high-altitude balloon flying over Western U.S.
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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.
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Also the FAA: If you want to fly your DIY drone at a local park we’d really appreciate if you put a GPS transponder on it and register your name/address with us….
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 :-)