Spoiler alert: Was a balloon, and it was sealed off by the bomb squad to see what is was (they happened to be from a near by military base). Events like these

Spoiler alert: Was a balloon, and it was sealed off by the bomb squad to see what is was (they happened to be from a near by military base). Events like these will likely continue to rise as the barrier to get to near space lowers. There have been several stories in recent years about students who have used these High-altitude balloons [1, 2] and there are even sites which teach you [3]. UPDATED: bomb squad from bomb squid ;) [1] http://www.space.com/14397-teens-lego-man-space-stratosphere.html http://www.space.com/14397-teens-lego-man-space-stratosphere... [2] http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/the-150-space-camera-mit-students-beat-nasa-on-beer-money-budget/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/the-150-space-camera-... [3] http://android.hibal.org/ http://android.hibal.org/