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The military panicked and shot down a balloon with a laser. https://newrepublic.com/post/206483/el-paso-airport-closed-m...
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Thats little nerve racking. What happens if a commercial airplane gets confused with a bunch of balloons.

Then potentially people die - like they died when there were reckless helicopter flights in front of a DC area airport, until a helicopter collided with an airliner, killing all on board.



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