JLENS blimp returns to Earth in Central Pennsylvania; military recovery 'in progress'
The military surveillance blimp that broke free of its mooring at
Aberdeen Proving Ground Wednesday morning has returned to Earth after a
four-hour, 160-mile, power line-snapping odyssey, authorities said.
NORAD
spokesman Michael Kucharek said the runaway aircraft was on the ground
near Moreland Township, Pa. — 160 miles north of its mooring in Edgewood
— and was deflating. The blimp had slowly been losing helium, he said,
and appears to have drifted to the ground.
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Angela Bieber said the balloon was "contained."
"It is no longer moving," she said.
Beiber said police had not received any reports of injuries. She said the military was trying to recover the blimp.
