Border control blimp carried more than 600 miles by winds before crashing in a Dallas suburb
The giant surveillance balloon broke free after ‘a severe wind event’ uplifted it from South Padre Island, Texas, all the way ...
Strong Winds Send U.S. Customs Blimp on a 600-Mile Trip Across Texas
Wind blasts dislodged the aircraft from its moorings in South Padre. The blimp drifted all the way to the Dallas area, where ...
Strong winds send US Customs blimp nearly 600 miles across Texas
Strong winds from a recent storm in the south sent a US Customs and Border Protection surveillance blimp flying nearly 600 ...
U.S. surveillance balloon breaks free near Texas border, crashes outside Dallas
A large balloon used for surveillance along the Texas border broke free and traveled about 600 miles before crashing outside ...
Blimp carried more than 600 miles across Texas by powerful winds before it crashed near Dallas
The wind caused the blimp to break free from its tether in South Padre Island. CBP officials lost contact with the blimp ...