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“Gigantic Bubble” In The Sky Identified
The FAA got another round of calls Monday about a mysterious object in the sky.
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PHOENIX (May 20, 2009)--The Federal Aviation Administration says it got calls all afternoon Monday about an object that Arizona residents spotted in the sky from Scottsdale to Sedona.
A spokesman for the FAA said the object in question didn't show up on radar and was likely a balloon.
Eventually, the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas identified the object as a 4,000-pound research balloon.
It was released by a NASA organization to measure gamma ray emissions in high altitudes.
One person who saw the object in the sky said it looked "like the gigantic bubble from the Wizard of Oz."
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