A runaway unmanned Defense Department blimp is now descending over the skies of Pennsylvania, attached is a 6,800 foot heavy wire tether that is taking out scores of power lines, leaving thousands of residents in its path without electricity and other services.
The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS), broke free from its mooring station in Aberdeen, Maryland, and is being tracked by US fighter jets, who are waiting for an opportunity to shoot it down.
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The football field long balloon is described at 37 meters in diameter and has a large cord hanging from its belly. The balloon traveled through Lancaster and Lebanon counties, and is now reportedly in Columbia County and beyond, maybe up to the Canadian border.
This is a developing story. Check back for more details.
