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posted by cmn32480 on Friday October 30 2015, @01:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the can't-stop-giggling dept.

In Maryland, a balloon from JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) broke loose from its tether. The balloon eventually descended to the ground, but its dragging cable caused an electrical outage affecting 30,000 or 35,000 people. The Secretary of Defense promised to catch the balloon and fly it again.

Coverage can be found from a multitude of sources:

The Energy Education Council offers safety tips for helium balloons.

We previously covered JLENS in September with: JLENS Balloons Still Not Warning US of Cruise Missiles which has more background on the system.


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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by mrchew1982 on Friday October 30 2015, @01:22AM

    by mrchew1982 (3565) on Friday October 30 2015, @01:22AM (#256304)

    I'm glad that it wasn't red... Or accompanied by 98 more...

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  • (Score: 2) by Tork on Friday October 30 2015, @04:14AM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Friday October 30 2015, @04:14AM (#256336)
    I'm impressed with how far it got. It flew so far away!
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  • (Score: 2) by CoolHand on Friday October 30 2015, @11:39AM

    by CoolHand (438) on Friday October 30 2015, @11:39AM (#256422) Journal
    You know in the original German version [about.com] of the song, they weren't red, right? I think they just needed an extra syllable after going from "neunundneunzig luftballoons" to "ninety-nine balloons," and thought what the heck, it'd just give it a bit of extra symbolism.
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