Google Loon makes unexpected landing in Bragg City

Friday, April 24, 2015

The mysterious balloon that crashed into a field yesterday afternoon outside of Bragg City is what is known as a Google Loon. This is a project that Google started in June 2013 in New Zealand as a way to attempt to fill in gaps in Internet coverage making internet available to those in rural areas where it is still inaccessible. Hovering at 70,000 feet in the stratosphere the balloon lost signal and crashed in the middle of the field located just off Highway A. It originated from southern Nevada, and it was in the air for 14 months.

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