What is the balloon flying above Colorado?

Published: Sep 05, 2024 Duration: 00:00:26 Category: News & Politics

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Well, if you spotted a balloon floating over Colorado this morning, we've got some answers about that sky nine spotted the large white balloon around 730 this morning, about 20,000 ft above Longmont. It turns out the balloon is doing something for NASA. The company that owns it. Worldview Enterprises told us it launched from Northern Arizona last Saturday and is measuring solar radiation in the stratosphere for the next two weeks.

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