Learning more about the mysterious balloon overhead

Update: 2025-08-07

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Many Alaskans were surprised and confused about a mysterious balloon that was floating at high altitudes over our state. Alaska's News Source learned on Tuesday the balloon is developed by Aerostar, a company out of Sioux Falls, Douth Dakota and is a part of a defense exercise happening at JBER. On Wednesday, Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey spoke with Russ Vanderwerff, Vice President of Stratospheric Solutions at Aerostar to learn more.

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Learning more about the mysterious balloon overhead

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Learning more about the mysterious balloon overhead

Learning more about the mysterious balloon overhead