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1 month ago

It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children's Balloon

Federal agencies closed El Paso airspace after CBP used a loaned military-grade laser at a suspected cartel drone that was actually a party balloon.
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1 month ago

99 Red Balloons In Real Life? El Paso Airspace Closure Followed Party Balloon Shoot-Down'

A bizarre report Wednesday about the cause of a temporary airspace shutdown bore eerie resemblance to a 1983 German anti-war pop song. 99 Luftballons by the band Nena was a global sensation and became the rare German-language song to rank on the U.S. charts. The song's lyrics describe how 99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs by a military general, and the situation quickly escalates into fighter pilots sent to investigate and then bomb the balloons,
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