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A Freewilly Moment?

srgalahad

srgalahad

Charter Member 2022
An unmanned Army balloon, nearly as long as a football field, broke loose in Maryland today and floated north over Pennsylvania, according to NORAD.

The balloon, known as a Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, detached from its mooring at Aberdeen shortly before noon. You can view a high-resolution image of the balloon here.
NORAD officials said the balloon is dragging a one-mile long cable. The balloon was spotted over New Holland, Lancaster County, at 1:25 p.m.

The rest of the WGAL news report is here: http://www.wgal.com/news/have-you-seen-it-unmanned-balloon-floats-over-susquehanna-valley/36097688
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So, did the balloon develop AI and decide to look for greener pastures?
Did it decide it didn't want to be drafted and chose to seek sanctuary in Canada?

"It detached..." does that mean they used 12 cent/foot poly rope from Walmart to tether a $2.7Billion project or is there a group protesting the unethical Treatment of Balloons going around setting them free?

Downed power lines? That should get the attention of more than a few people... oh, wait.. "Lancaster, PA" will the Amish complain?
 
Maybe it just wanted to be free, in order to explore the surrounding area! It's just a big, white balloon!

Balloons, be free!

Alan :biggrin-new: :untroubled: :very_drunk:
 
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ANTHONY TOWNSHIP, Pa. —An unmanned Army balloon that broke loose in Maryland and floated free for nearly three hours today is on the ground in Pennsylvania, according to NORAD.
 
This one
Did it decide it didn't want to be drafted and chose to seek sanctuary in Canada?:very_drunk:
 
there a group protesting the unethical Treatment of Balloons going around setting them free?


hilarious !!!! good one there sir!! made me LOL for real....
 
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