I originally thought about a small puncture so that it would deflate slowly and land fairly softly, but what if it was full of Wuhan tricks?
” what if it was full of Wuhan tricks?”
During WWII the Japanese planned on dropping bomb filled with
plague-carrying flea over southern California. Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night.
It was scrapped because the fighting close to Japan had intensified.
The balloon may have a barometric switch which triggers an event(such as self destruct) at a predetermined elevation. It is like opening a Chinese fortune cookie.