Sep 6, 2024 · It was an unusual sight in the sky over Northern Colorado on Friday morning- a balloon floating above Longmont. It was spotted by the CBS News Colorado helicopter about 7:10 a.m.

Feb 24, 2024 · The small, high-altitude hobbyist balloon being tracked by the U.S. has left American airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command told CBS News on Saturday afternoon.

Sep 23, 2023 · Most of our weather balloons land, typically in central Pennsylvania, and Maryland, where the wind can take in about 90 minutes. The stronger the winds are the further east they end up.

Oct 21, 2025 · A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City after the pilots discovered a crack in one of the layers of the windshield. A weather balloon hitting the windshield may have been the culprit.

Feb 3, 2023 · We know what a balloon looks like up in the sky, but how does it get there? A couple of times a day, meteorologists send up a balloon that helps with the upper-air analysis.

Feb 4, 2023 · A Chinese balloon has never been over the middle of the country before. The only other time a Chinese balloon has flown over the continental U.S. was during a brief overflight of Florida.

Jun 29, 2023 · Given the path, it's possible that the balloon was blown off course by weather, but officials said that once it came south over the continental United States, it was being controlled by …

May 24, 2025 · Some meteorologists say they were unable to accurately forecast an ice storm that hit Northern Michigan in March because National Weather Service balloon sites were cut or reduced.

Oct 21, 2025 · A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City last week after the pilots discovered a crack in one of the layers of the windshield, and a weather balloon may have been what caused the …

Mar 26, 2025 · Last week, eight additional National Weather Service offices joined the growing list of sites where weather balloon launches are now either temporarily reduced or grounded.