Military Blimp Breaks Free and Drifts Over the Mid-Atlantic Trailing Tether (baltimoresun.com)

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @07:18AM from the on-the-loose dept.

McGruber writes: The Baltimore Sun reports that a military surveillance blimp has broken free of its mooring at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and was last seen drifting at 16,000 ft over Pennsylvania. The 243-foot-long, helium-filled JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) aerostat detached from its mooring at about 11:54 a.m. Wednesday. It was trailing approximately 6,700 feet of cable. "Anyone who sees the aerostat is advised to contact 911 immediately," spokeswoman Heather Roelker said. "People are warned to keep a safe distance from the airship and tether as contact with them may present significant danger."

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Re:Jets scrambled... by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-28 07:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Nah, they're going to escort it to Massachusetts where the Patriots experts in deflation will careful deflate it for them.
Re:Should have used Duck Tape by schwit1 · 2015-10-28 08:29 · Score: 5, Funny

I love nothing more then proving pedantic fools wrong. :)
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