Posted on Dec 30, 2015
Damage Claims in Blimp Escape Top $300,000
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The Army has received more than $300,000 in claims from a dozen people who say their property was damaged when one of the massive surveillance balloons anchored at Aberdeen Proving Ground escaped in October.
The payout requests await review by Army officials, spokesman Dov Schwartz said. He did not release details of the claims.
The unmanned balloon, which carries radar designed to spot airborne threats targeting Washington, broke free of its moorings Oct. 28 and drifted 160 miles north. It trailed 6,700 feet of cable as it traveled at an average speed of 40 miles per hour.
The Army has received more than $300,000 in claims from a dozen people who say their property was damaged when one of the massive surveillance balloons anchored at Aberdeen Proving Ground escaped in October.
The payout requests await review by Army officials, spokesman Dov Schwartz said. He did not release details of the claims.
The unmanned balloon, which carries radar designed to spot airborne threats targeting Washington, broke free of its moorings Oct. 28 and drifted 160 miles north. It trailed 6,700 feet of cable as it traveled at an average speed of 40 miles per hour.
Damage Claims in Blimp Escape Top $300,000
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Sure...but I want to know how many people claimed a UFO nearly creamed their house.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs Well I was wondering what the hell kind of damage a blimp could cause until I saw that it was dragging a mile-long cable @ 40mph lol.
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