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Operator Explains Why He Believes Downed Object May Be Club's Radio Balloon

Operator Explains Why He Believes Downed Object May Be Club's Radio Balloon

From : ketv.com on 2023-02-21

OMAHA, Neb. -- A local amateur radio operator sheds light on what could be one of the unidentified objects shot down over U.S. airspace. An Illinois club says its balloon disappeared after being recorded in Alaska on the 11th. That's the same day the military shot an object from the sky. KETV NewsWatch 7 spoke to an Omaha radio operator for his expertise on the balloon. Rick Rodgers is a local ham radio operator or someone who uses amateur radio station equipment to talk to people around the world. Rodgers says his hobby has connected him with the 'Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade'. A group that has been getting national attention because they believe one of the unidentified objects shot down could potentially be theirs. Rodgers is in two local clubs, and through the years he's heard of balloons being sent up in the atmosphere by other hobbyist.

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