A US hobby group says it lost track of its pico balloon over south-east Alaska on February 11, sparking speculation it could be one of the three benign balloons downed by authorities.
abc.net.au/news/hobby-group-loses-contact-with-pico-balloon-over-alaska/101993722A US hobby group says it lost contact with its pico balloon, last detected flying over south-east Alaska on February 11, sparking speculation it could be one of the three benign balloons downed by authorities.
The group said on its website it was not unusual for there to be a significant amount of time between transmissions, which have previously been up to 30 days apart, particularly due to the availability of sunlight for the solar panels. The group, which started with 10 members as young as 11 years old, said there was yet to be any factual evidence the balloon downed by authorities was theirs.
"Until that happens and that object is confirmed to be an identifiable pico balloon, any assertions or claims that our balloon was involved in that incident are not supported by facts."
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
US spent ‘half a million’ missile on a ‘hobby balloon’One of the balloons shot down in the US with a $500,000 missile was a “hobby balloon” launched by the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade according to Republican Strategist John Jordan. “This is a group of hobbyists – of people, I think, with less than full and rich lives that gather together to build balloons and launch them around the world,” Mr Jordan told Sky News Australia. “Why didn’t the FBI and why the national security apparatus of the United States didn't run down all of these groups and talk to them and figure out which balloons were where before spending half a million dollars on a missile is beyond me. “But this I think is going to be a huge embarrassment to the administration in the long run.”
Read more »
Russian bombers intercepted near AlaskaTwo American warplanes intercepted four Russian aircrafts - which included a Tu-95 bomber and Su-35 fighter aircraft - near Alaska. 9News
Read more »
Sarah Palin says Ron DeSantis ‘should stay governor’ and not run for presidentPalin, who quit as Alaska governor in 2009 amid talk of a run for president, envisions DeSantis running one day ‘but not now’
Read more »
'No surprise: NATO boss says he expected Russia's invasion of UkraineMonths of warnings from the head of the Western military alliance had hardened into certainty that Russian President Vladimir Putin would launch his all-out attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Read more »
Melbourne tops 40 degrees, cool change on its wayMelbourne is sweltering through its hottest day in more than three years, as the temperature nudges 40 degrees in the city ahead of an expected cool change.
Read more »
The US says the three unidentified objects it shot down weren't spying — here's what else they could beUS President Joe Biden says the three objects shot down over Alaska, Canada and Lake Huron are not linked to China's spy balloon — here's what experts say they might be instead.
Read more »