US military shot down party balloon near El Paso after drone suspicion, official says
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The U.S. military shot down what was later identified as a party balloon near El Paso, Texas, after drone concerns triggered a temporary FAA airspace restriction.
A separate U.S. administration official had told Fox News that Mexican cartel drones breached U.S. airspace near El Paso and that counter-drone measures were taken to disable them.
The Pentagon has been testing out new counter-drone technology, including a high-energy laser, near the Army base at Fort Bliss, Texas. That laser was used to shoot down what appeared to be foreign drones — and was later identified as a balloon — prompting the airspace closure by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an official told Fox.
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The U.S. military shot down what was later identified as a party balloon near El Paso, Texas, after drone concerns triggered a temporary FAA airspace restriction.
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