Posted on 08/18/2024 7:14:55 PM PDT by Army Air Corps
LUBBOCK, Texas — Multiple volunteer fire departments responded to a “runaway research balloon” on Friday afternoon that was a possible danger to Bledsoe and Morton, according to the Whiteface Volunteer Fire Department.
WVFD said crews were dispatched at 12:32 p.m.
According to WFVD, the research balloon was full of helium and nitrogen. The fire department explained neither are explosive, but could displace oxygen in a confined area. WVFD also said there were lithium batteries on the balloon, which was a “substantial fire hazard.”
Units from Whiteface, Morton, Levelland and Cochran County units responded to the incident. The Milnesand Fire Department in New Mexico was notified when it became clear the balloon could cross the state line.
“At that time, Cochran County and Levelland units crossed into New Mexico with eyes on the balloon, which finally crashed about 10 miles west of Bledsoe on N.M. Hwy 262,” a social media post stated.
There was no immediate fire danger, according to WVFD, and Levelland units were released while Cochran County Units stood by until New Mexico crews arrived.
“An unusual and potentially dangerous situation came to an anticlimactic end,” the fire department said in a social media post. “Area fire departments responded promptly and professionally.”
Did they expect the balloon to descend into a confined space, close the door, and then release the gases?
* helium and nitrogen could displace oxygen in a confined area.
* lithium batteries on the balloon.
That’s it! We’ve reached peak stupidity. But not for long…this record will be eclipsed at the Dem Convention tomorrow
Sounds like another crazy Bill Gates venture similar to shooting salt into the air to stop global warming.
Dangerous and ridiculous…
What a load of fearmongering. That balloon was equipped like any other. The only thing happening was the prevailing winds were opposite of normal in that region.
The balloon was equipped with a Confined Space detector...
EVEN MORE STUPID:
PREVAILING WINDS ARE FROM WEST TO EAST-—
NOT THE REVERSE.
It seems as though the company didn’t communicate with area first responders until after their shiny balloon went down. One would think that they were monitoring the balloon’s telemetry and might make a call to some local first responders or law enforcement as the ballon made, shall we say, a “sudden unplanned descent.”
Here is their online profile
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/438578-47
I visited the company website, and it has all the right buzzwords on there if you are trying to get a government grant. They promise that the balloon will provide “equitable internet access” as well as provide a platform for environmental monitoring to help “enforce climate goals.”
In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled ‘Unusual’: Runaway research balloon from West Texas crashes in New Mexico, Army Air Corps wrote: This is the company that made the balloon in question. It does sound like surveillance technology.
On Sceye's website they mention 'global partners' but never specify who the are (Hullo, China? Is that you?).
Sceye stresses Internet access, ecological uses, and search and rescue, but note on the second link below, the 'primary business model for Sceye' includes a lot of text which can't be read unless you have an account on that site, after mentioning Aerospace, Defense Tech, Energy Tech..
https://tracxn.com/d/companies/sceye/__ibP3yLB74dTslzJmk9m_oTMH8SzEUIl8WHWHbv-tvJs
What does Sceye do?
Provider of solar-powered high-altitude airships. The solution helps to deliver the internet directly to devices and high-resolution imagery of the Earth in real time.Which sectors and market segments does Sceye operate in?
- Sceye serves in the B2B space in the Energy Tech, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Auto Tech, Transportation and Logistics Tech, Environment Tech market segments.
- The primary business model of Sceye are: Energy Tech > ********* ** **** ** > ******Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech > ********* ** **** ** > ******Auto Tech > ********* ** **** ** > ******Transportation and Logistics Tech > ********* ** **** ** > ******Environment Tech > ********* ** **** ** > ******
Who are Sceye's investors?
Sceye has 3 institutional investors including Lauder Partners, Boost VC and SkyGate Digital.
The founder, Mikkel Frandsen, is self-styled “humanitarian entrepreneur.”
Levelland UFv crashes!
Reported as weather balloon 🎈
Crew and passenger not recovered in total.
BoLo 4 cackling word salad
Alien, and plaid dwarf speaking in a middle American accent.
THANK YOU!!! first thing i thought of.
No kidding. East wind in NM are a 10% at most thing.
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