The giant surveillance balloon broke free after ‘a severe wind event’ uplifted it from South Padre Island, Texas, all the way ...

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A Customs and Border Protection aircraft used to monitor the southern border in Texas snapped loose and traveled hundreds of miles after high winds blasted the area on Tuesday.

The blimp, which was about 200 feet long, broke free from its tether just after 3 p.m. Monday during a “severe wind event,” the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations ...

A large balloon used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for surveillance along the Texas border broke free and traveled ...

On Monday afternoon, the aerostat system broke free from its tether during a “severe wind event” on South Padre Island and contact was lost, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.