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High-altitude balloon to which meteorological instruments are attached
A weather balloon, also known as a sounding balloon, is a high-altitude balloon (HAB) that carries instruments into the stratosphere for measuring atmospheric
Weather_balloon
Airspace violation and shootdown incident
were unlike those of a typical weather balloon. American officials later disclosed that they had been tracking the balloon since it was launched from Hainan
2023_Chinese_balloon_incident
Balloon released into the stratosphere, most commonly weather balloons
a balloon named BS 13-08 reached a record altitude of 53.7 km (33.4 mi; 176,000 ft). The most common type of high-altitude balloons are weather balloons
High-altitude_balloon
Optical surveying instrument
the horizontal and vertical angles of special weather balloons called ceiling balloons or pilot balloons (pibal). Early attempts at this were made in the
Theodolite
UFO legend caused by 1947 balloon crash
a conventional weather balloon. In 1978, retired United States Air Force officer Jesse Marcel claimed that the Army's weather balloon claim had been a
Roswell_incident
Homemade aerostat using weather balloons
homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium-filled weather balloons. The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16,000 feet (4,900 m), drifted
Lawnchair_Larry_flight
Inflatable flexible bag filled with gas
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Balloon
United States Air Force officer (1907–1986)
supposed "flying disc" debris was later identified as pieces of a weather balloon. The incident was largely forgotten until 1978, when Marcel, then retired
Jesse_Marcel
surface weather observation, as in "winds aloft". altimeter A scientific instrument used to measure the altitude of an object (e.g. a weather balloon) with
Glossary_of_meteorology
Roswell personnel had come from a weather balloon, but in 1994 Air Force historians concluded that the weather balloon explanation had likely been a cover
UFO reports and disinformation
UFO_reports_and_disinformation
Balloon containing gases which are lighter than air
Each balloon relayed wind and atmospheric conditions for 46 hours of a possible 60-hour electric battery power budget. Toy balloon Weather balloon Gordon
Gas_balloon
Meteorological instrumentation
battery-powered telemetry instrument carried into the atmosphere usually by a weather balloon that measures various atmospheric parameters and transmits them by
Radiosonde
NOAA. The operations of the National Weather Service (NWS) were affected, with several offices stopping weather balloon launches, and NOAA databases and websites
NOAA in the second Trump administration
NOAA_in_the_second_Trump_administration
Type of aerostat that gains buoyancy from air heated by the Sun
solar balloon is a balloon that gains buoyancy when the air inside is heated by solar radiation, usually with the help of black or dark balloon material
Solar_balloon
Balloon observed to determine the height of the base of clouds
inflating the balloon is not wearing goggles or hearing protectors then eye or ear damage can result. Weather balloon Observation balloon Timeline of hydrogen
Ceiling_balloon
Form of ballooning
Paramount News used 32 weather balloons for a feature photography assignment near Old Orchard Beach in Maine. Suspended from the balloons by a parachute harness
Cluster_ballooning
Weather balloon
The Malta 2021 Stratospheric Balloon was a stratospheric upper-atmosphere weather balloon launched on 13 August 2021 from the Esplora Complex in the small
Malta 2021 Stratospheric Balloon
Malta_2021_Stratospheric_Balloon
Military crewed balloon
Synonyms include espionage balloon, reconnaissance balloon, spy balloon, and surveillance balloon. Historically, observation balloons were filled with hydrogen
Observation_balloon
ballooning Talking balloon toy balloon water balloon papier-mâché balloon modelling decoration solar balloon balloon mail as part of a balloon flight competition
List_of_balloon_uses
Anti-aircraft shelling during WWII against an imagined invader
attributed the event to a case of "war nerves" triggered by a lost weather balloon and exacerbated by stray flares and shell bursts from adjoining batteries
Battle_of_Los_Angeles
American aerospace company
company, excluding latex and weather balloons. Urban Sky was founded in 2019 to develop lower-cost stratospheric balloon systems for remote sensing applications
Urban_Sky
Observing System SST buoys Hurricane Hunters Dropsonde SNOTEL Weather balloon Weather vane Windsock Thermometer Anemometer Hygrometer Automated Meteorological
List_of_weather_instruments
2009 publicly stunt in Colorado, U.S.
On October 15, 2009, a homemade helium-filled gas balloon shaped to resemble a silver flying saucer was released into the atmosphere above Fort Collins
Balloon_boy_hoax
or weather balloons (as opposed to potential threats). VanHerck said that the U.S. adjustments to radar monitoring in 2023, after the Chinese balloon intrusion
List of high-altitude object events in 2023
List_of_high-altitude_object_events_in_2023
Overview of and topical guide to meteorology
mercury; useful for forecasting short term changes in the weather Ceiling balloon – a balloon, with a known ascent rate, used to measure the height of
Outline_of_meteorology
System used to retrieve persons on the ground using an aircraft
the recovery system began in 1950 by the CIA and Air Force. Using a weather balloon, nylon line, and weights of 10 to 15 pounds (4.5 to 6.8 kg), Fulton
Fulton surface-to-air recovery system
Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system
1948 UFO sighting and aviation accident
the USAF was that the Gorman dogfight had been caused by a lighted weather balloon. Although he was only 25 years old when the incident occurred, George
Gorman_dogfight
British musical
1982, of flying up to 16,000 feet in his lawnchair carried by 42 weather balloons. Jack Godfrey was working as a part time teacher in England when he
42_Balloons
Post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller TV series
resulting in the planet starting to warm up again; Snowpiercer launches a weather balloon into the upper atmosphere that confirms this theory. Layton and Melanie
Snowpiercer_(TV_series)
Topics referred to by the same term
subsequently attributed to a case of "war nerves" likely triggered by a lost weather balloon. Battle of Los Angeles may also refer to: Battle of Los Ángeles, a
Battle of Los Angeles (disambiguation)
Battle_of_Los_Angeles_(disambiguation)
Balloons and kites were the first inventions used in aerial warfare and their primary role was reconnaissance. Balloons provided a reliable and stable
History of military ballooning
History_of_military_ballooning
Measuring device used in meteorology
is traditionally used to determine the station's climate. Mesomeric Weather balloon Wireless sensor network Jacobson, Mark Z. (June 2005). Fundamentals
Meteorological instrumentation
Meteorological_instrumentation
Balloon used for scientific research
research may be conducted from a research balloon. Weather balloons are a type of research balloon. Research balloons usually study a single aspect of science
Research_balloon
Electro-optical instrument used in surveying and building construction
total stations to track weather balloons for determining upper-level winds. With the average ascent rate of the weather balloon known or assumed, the change
Total_station
US surveillance project from 1947 to 1949
that described the recovered object as resembling a high-altitude weather balloon with a radar reflector. Author Ryan S. Wood later identified the redacted
Project_Mogul
14th episode of the 6th season of The Simpsons
directed by Bob Anderson. After Bart sabotages Principal Skinner's weather balloon, Skinner punishes him by making him arrive in the schoolyard at 4:30 a
Bart's_Comet
Measurement of vertical distribution of physical properties of the atmospheric column
The most common in situ sounding is a radiosonde, which usually is a weather balloon, but can also be a rocketsonde. Remote sensing soundings generally
Atmospheric_sounding
1966 UFO incident in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Object Perhaps Balloon – An unidentified flying object seen over the Clayton-Moorabbin area yesterday morning might have been a weather balloon. Hundreds of
Westall_UFO
Claims of an alien visitation cover-up
statement and clarified that the crashed object was a conventional weather balloon. The Roswell incident did not surface again until 1978, when ufologist
UFO_conspiracy_theories
UFOs with triangular shape and dark color
Monica, California. The California sightings were attributed to a weather balloon attached to a sonic recorder. During the early 1980s, several hundred
Black_triangle_(UFO)
Lighter-than-air aircraft
A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or
Hot_air_balloon
US fighter jet display videos
common aircraft (e.g., a passenger airliner) or aerial device (e.g., weather balloon). In the context of his continued efforts to debunk UFO material Mick
Pentagon_UFO_videos
French aeronaut and physicist
French aeronaut and physicist, pioneer with Georges Besançon of the weather balloon. He was the nephew of Charles Hermite, one of the fathers of modern
Gustave_Hermite
1983 film by David Cronenberg
that "I knew we would need a flexible material ... we tested with a weather balloon first, stretching it over a frame the size of a TV screen, and pushed
Videodrome
Nuclear fallout shelter in Canada
and Shortwave bands. A particularly novel feature is a collapsible, weather-balloon-deployed antenna, capable of being launched from within the shelter
Ark_Two_Shelter
English aerospace company
that launches experimental payloads into the upper atmosphere using weather balloons for research, aerospace testing, marketing or publicity purposes. Sent
Sent_Into_Space
Natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface
radar tracking of the probe. Alternatively, movement of the parent weather balloon position can be tracked from the ground visually using theodolites
Wind
Reports of unidentified flying objects in 1947
monitoring—and instead inform the public that the crash was of a weather balloon. The balloon had been launched from Alamogordo Army Air Field a month earlier
1947_flying_disc_craze
Study of the Earth's atmosphere
atmospheric science include satellites, rocketsondes, radiosondes, weather balloons, radars, and lasers. The term aerology (from Greek ἀήρ, aēr, "air";
Atmospheric_science
Data communications modulation protocol
The technology is used for communication systems such as telemetry, weather balloon radiosondes, caller ID, garage door openers, and low frequency radio
Frequency-shift_keying
English artist
of space. An audience first witnessed the chair, tethered beneath a weather balloon, disappear into the sky and then watched a live video transmission
Simon_Faithfull
Modern urban legend
and received in reply the “'inane explanation'” that the craft was a weather balloon, and the Air Force never returned the physical evidence to Frederick"
Vegetable_Man_(cryptid)
1968 film directed by John Sturges
him to give the film to the Soviets. The canister is sent aloft by weather balloon for recovery by aircraft. Moments before it is taken, Ferraday activates
Ice_Station_Zebra
Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania
the airport was closed on several occasions due to helium-filled weather balloons flying near the airport from Belarus being used to smuggle black-market
Vilnius_Airport
Tropical wind alternation
surface. The winds were then called the Krakatau easterlies. In 1908, data balloons launched above Lake Victoria in Africa recorded westerly winds in the stratospheric
Quasi-biennial_oscillation
Smasher.[citation needed] The 6AK5 was used in some types of radiosonde (weather balloon payloads), in the 1960s and 70s. Because of the non-recoverable nature
6AK5
Student designed cubesat
High School physics teacher Paul Lewanski on a weather balloon project. Two years after the weather balloon project, Freeze contacted Lewanski about the
Irvine_CubeSat_STEM_Program
Information about the Earth environment
sensors in ground-based or airborne platforms (such as weather stations and weather balloons, for example). According to the Group on Earth Observations
Earth_observation
U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Lybarger (Meteorologist) (March 31, 2025). "National Weather Service cuts back weather balloon launches". Spectrum News. Charter Communications. Archived
National_Weather_Service
First Air Force Pilot to Die Chasing a UFO Was Actually Chasing a Secret Balloon". Military.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023. Irvin, Leigh (28 March 2012)
List of reported UFO sightings
List_of_reported_UFO_sightings
Type of aerostat that remains aloft due to its buoyancy
In aeronautics, a balloon is an unpowered aerostat, which remains aloft or floats due to its buoyancy. It may use hot air as a lifting gas, or it will
Balloon_(aeronautics)
retracted the statement, stating the crashed object was a conventional weather balloon. The Roswell story gained significant attention in 1978 when retired
The Roswell Incident (1980 book)
The_Roswell_Incident_(1980_book)
2nd episode of the 7th season of Futurama
launches a weather balloon to gather data on a series of recent, bizarre weather patterns on Earth. Fry ties his "lucky pants" to the balloon by mistake
A_Farewell_to_Arms_(Futurama)
Claimed UFO crash at Trinity Atomic Bomb site
built on the Padilla property in order to recover the debris of a weather balloon that had crashed there. Baca and Padilla say the recovery operation
Trinity_UFO_Case
Gas layer surrounding Earth
00003-6. ISBN 978-0-12-419953-8. Kräuchi, A.; et al. (2016). "Controlled weather balloon ascents and descents for atmospheric research and climate monitoring"
Atmosphere_of_Earth
Project Space Planes launched 200 planes from a net underneath a weather balloon twenty-three miles above Germany. The planes were designed to maintain
Paper planes launched from space
Paper_planes_launched_from_space
Carnival ride
(1995–present) Up, Up, and Away (8) - Six Flags Over Georgia. (2004–present) Weather Balloons (8 Samba) - Darien Lake Darien Center, NY. (1996–present) Schock, Beverly
Balloon_Race_(ride)
European intergovernmental weather computation organisation based in the UK
systems such as automatic and crewed weather stations, aircraft (including commercial flights), ships and weather balloons. Assimilation of this data is used
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
European_Centre_for_Medium-Range_Weather_Forecasts
American engineer, entrepreneur, YouTuber
propeller. She launched a tiara into space using weather balloon technology, with cameras on the balloon to record the flight and send back data to her
Xyla_Foxlin
Rocket designed to take measurements during its flight
the Earth, the altitude generally between weather balloons and satellites; the maximum altitude for balloons is about 40 km (25 mi), and the minimum for
Sounding_rocket
Apparent UFO sighting
out most earthly explanations, such as a small plane, gas, blimp, weather balloon, satellite, shooting star, military aircraft, or debris. In 1996, Jack
1994_Michigan_UFO_event
1997 film by Barry Sonnenfeld
witness "The flash of light you saw was not a UFO, swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus"—a
Men_in_Black_(1997_film)
Average temperature of the Earth's surface
variety of methods can be used. This includes radiosondes launched using weather balloons, a variety of satellites, and aircraft. Satellites can monitor temperatures
Global_surface_temperature
tested: Can a person take to the skies using only a lawn chair and weather balloons? Can someone test positive for heroin by eating a large number of poppy
List of MythBusters pilot episodes
List_of_MythBusters_pilot_episodes
2024 EF4 tornado in Iowa, U.S.
weather balloon launches from the Omaha, Nebraska office. While during the Greenfield event, he had been concerned over the lack of a weather balloon
Greenfield_tornado
Layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere
became the record holder for reaching the altitude record for a manned balloon at 135,890 ft (41,419 m). Eustace also broke the world records for vertical
Stratosphere
Type of kite
the German weather station at Lindenberg used kites routinely until weather balloons took over in the 1920s and 1930s. Kite Kite types "The Powerhouse Museum"
Box_kite
List of alleged UFO sightings within the United Kingdom
wing. The CAA said that it was "probably a weather balloon", but the Met Office said that weather balloons never ascended above 6,000 ft, and that the
UFO sightings in the United Kingdom
UFO_sightings_in_the_United_Kingdom
Meteorological instrument
ground in near-real time for use in weather forecasting. A driftsonde is a high altitude, durable weather balloon holding a transmitter and a bank (35
Dropsonde
climate, and weather. These images or videos may be referred to as historic, most important, most iconic, or most influential weather-related photographs
List of meteorological photos and videos
List_of_meteorological_photos_and_videos
2010 Australian–Canadian science fiction film
by using fighter jets to disperse magnesium phosphate deployed by weather balloons into the atmosphere, but their aircraft carrier was swallowed by the
Arctic_Blast
Fast-flowing atmospheric air current
Observatory, Japan, 213 pages. "Pilot Weather Balloon (Pibal) Optical Theodolites". Martin Brenner's, Pilot Balloon Resources. California State University
Jet_stream
Turkish-American Air Force base near Incirlik, Turkey
codename "GENETRIX", these balloon launches were carried out beginning in February 1956. Following initial weather balloon operations, pilots began flying
Incirlik_Air_Base
3rd episode of the 1st season of Gotham
outside the building by a man with a pig mask. The man ties Danzer to a weather balloon and Danzer floats in the sky. As Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Bullock
The_Balloonman
Government agency of Afghanistan
the U.S. and Germany, but was shared with the AMA as well. In 2016, weather balloon launches at Kabul International Airport were done by contract and NATO
Afghanistan Meteorological Authority
Afghanistan_Meteorological_Authority
Family of British radar systems for artillery
coastal surveillance and weather balloon observation. Several upgrades were carried out for these roles, and modified weather units remained in use until
GL_Mk._III_radar
Soviet Union 45 0020 c. 20 Caused by a nighttime collision with a weather balloon. The team was on its way to the Golden Puck tournament. There were
List of accidents involving sports teams
List_of_accidents_involving_sports_teams
Hackerspace and makerspace in San Francisco, California, U.S.
Noisebridge had a near space exploration program in 2010, which launched weather-balloon probes exploring altitudes of nearly 70,000 feet, carrying a variety
Noisebridge
Remote weather station in Western Australia
of the weather balloon at 7AM Australian Western Standard Time to see the release process and learn more about their work, before the balloon is launched
Giles_Weather_Station
1971 novel by Tom Robbins
Amanda find a newspaper clipping which details the launch of a large weather balloon which would take a group of five baboons to the edge of space. Shortly
Another_Roadside_Attraction
Sports car launched into space in 2018
Media to launch a Hot Wheels Tesla Model X to the stratosphere using a weather balloon. ToSky, a Russian start-up, sent a scale model of a Soviet-era Lada
Elon_Musk's_Tesla_Roadster
Release of gas-filled balloons into the air
A balloon release is a ceremonial event in which a number of hydrogen- or helium-filled balloons are launched into the sky. Balloon releases can be done
Balloon_release
Belgian television series
to Jay. It is the intention to launch a weather balloon on which a dildo of Jay is attached. The weather balloon goes up and explodes in stratosphere. It
Callboys
WWII Japanese incendiary weapon
[heiki]; lit. "Code 'Fu' [Weapon]") was an incendiary balloon weapon (風船爆弾, fūsen bakudan; lit. "balloon bomb") deployed by Japan against the United States
Fu-Go_balloon_bomb
1968 jet fighter crash that killed the first man who went to space
that Gagarin or Seryogin had maneuvered sharply, either to avoid a weather balloon or to avoid "entry into the upper limit of the first layer of cloud
Death_of_Yuri_Gagarin
Correlation between UFO reports and atomic sites
Roswell. Initially dismissed as a weather balloon, by the 1970s Air Force Officers began to admit the weather balloon story had been part of a cover-up
UFO_reports_and_atomic_sites
Social centre for arts and citizen science
equipment, 2024. De WAR Fab lab equipment, 2024. Citizen science: Weather balloon launch, De WAR, 2017. Citizen science: Microscope view of a metallic
De_WAR
Soviet cosmonaut (1934–1968)
that Gagarin or Seryogin had manoeuvred sharply, either to avoid a weather balloon or to avoid "entry into the upper limit of the first layer of cloud
Yuri_Gagarin
2010 single by Tame Impala
to a weather balloon outside of Mildura in Victoria, Australia. Parker starts the video by letting go of the camera attached to the weather balloon and
Lucidity_(song)
American singer (born 1988)
service (link) MIKE POSNER's NEW ALBUM At Night, Alone. 'DROPS' – FROM WEATHER BALLOON 20 MILES UP IN SPACE!! Archived June 3, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Mike_Posner
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