President Biden mentioned private companies and research institutions while delivering remarks to the unidentified objects Thursday.
Now it seems some amateur balloonists based right here in the suburbs may be caught up in the military mess.The group's blog shows contact was lost over Alaska - the same day the U.S. military shot down that unidentified object in the same region.
Nonetheless, the group said they have reason to believe their balloon was the object was shot down, because the location where it was last tracked seems to match the location where the balloon was shot down. They also said they build and launch their balloons within federal regulations. Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade said their website has been overwhelmed since the unidentified object was shot down over Alaska, and they have had to turn off their comments.
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