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By WMBF News Staff
Published: Jan. 29, 2024 at 11:32 AM GMT-11|Updated: 7 hours ago
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – Another high-flying object has been seen hovering over the Grand Strand.
WMBF News started receiving questions about a circular object flying high above Myrtle Beach on Monday afternoon.
According to FlightRadar24, a real-time flight tracker that shows air traffic, it’s a high-altitude balloon that launched from Sante Fe, New Mexico.
The route shows the balloon has flown over Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
FlightRadar24 shows the high-altitude balloon is going about 35 knots and has a barometric altitude of 57,400 feet.
The registration number for the high-altitude balloon shows that it’s operating as “Project Loon 673,” according to FlightAware.
According to an NBC News report, Project Loon is part of a Google project to deliver online access in regions where most people live offline.
It’s not clear where the balloon is headed and where it will land.
This comes nearly a year after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean along the Myrtle Beach coast.
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