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Loose JLENS Balloon Causes Blackout

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

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 30 2015, @03:00AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 30 2015, @03:00AM (#256324)

    It landed in Muncy, PA. There are a lot of pickup trucks and shotguns there.