Hobbyist balloon detected over Western U.S. has left ... - CBS News
Feb 24, 2024 · The small, high-altitude hobbyist balloon being tracked by the U.S. has left American airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command told CBS News on …
What we know so far about the Chinese spy balloon and the
Jun 29, 2023 · Given the path, it's possible that the balloon was blown off course by weather, but officials said that once it came south over the continental United States, it was being controlled …
Hey Ray: The importance of weather balloons and what they do
Sep 23, 2023 · Most of our weather balloons land, typically in central Pennsylvania, and Maryland, where the wind can take in about 90 minutes. The stronger the winds are the further …
High-altitude balloon spotted floating above Northern Colorado
Sep 6, 2024 · It was an unusual sight in the sky over Northern Colorado on Friday morning- a balloon floating above Longmont. It was spotted by the CBS News Colorado helicopter about …
How do weather balloons work? - CBS Minnesota
Feb 3, 2023 · We know what a balloon looks like up in the sky, but how does it get there? A couple of times a day, meteorologists send up a balloon that helps with the upper-air analysis.
Weather balloon may have hit and cracked United plane's …
Oct 21, 2025 · A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City after the pilots discovered a crack in one of the layers of the windshield. A weather balloon hitting the windshield may have been …
DOGE cuts to weather balloon sites leave U.S. without crucial data ...
May 24, 2025 · Some meteorologists say they were unable to accurately forecast an ice storm that hit Northern Michigan in March because National Weather Service balloon sites were cut …
Suspected Chinese spy balloon moving over U.S.: What we know …
Feb 4, 2023 · A Chinese balloon has never been over the middle of the country before. The only other time a Chinese balloon has flown over the continental U.S. was during a brief overflight …
What is the "Balloon Boy" controversy? Documentary about …
Jul 12, 2025 · In October 2009, Richard Heene, a father in Northern Colorado, called 911 and said he feared his 6-year-old son was trapped inside a homemade balloon and that it had …
The bizarre secret behind China's spy balloon - CBS News
Sep 17, 2023 · A U.S. Air Force U-2 pilot looks down at the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon on February 3, 2023 as it hovers over the central Continental United States.