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2024-07-01 01:41:48 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9EB3988D8C267F01CBCEC98589FEFBDA51CEBFE84F25ACC835FA8D1F03C85EEC
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These are U.S. research balloons, owned by a private South Dakota aeronautics company - Aerostar. https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/us-aeronautics-balloon-becomes-most-tracked-aircraft-chinese-balloon-concern Aerostar Thunderhead Balloon Systems, make long duration and navigational stratospheric missions possible, by leveraging directional wind patterns at high altitudes. https://aerostar.com/products/balloons-airships/thunderhead-balloons
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