Alien Ship or Earthly Explanation: Mysterious Orbs Spotted In Kansas Sky
Two mysterious white orbs were spotted in the Kansas City sky Thursday night, prompting widespread speculation on their nature.
“We honestly have no explanation for the floating objects over Kansas City,” The National Weather Service tweeted Thursday.
We honestly have no explanation for the floating objects over Kansas City.
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) June 21, 2019
❓ We've taken several calls in our newsroom about these two orbs spotted in the Kansas City sky tonight. This picture was taken near KCI Airport. @NWSKansasCity pic.twitter.com/fz4kGTIk1h
— KMBC (@kmbc) June 21, 2019
While some speculated that the balloon-like objects flying near Kansas City International Airport might have been launched by Google or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), others had a slightly more creative explanation: aliens.
— Torque [Construction Noise] Lewith (@BargoBaller) June 21, 2019
Aliens: hi–
Me, leaning out the window with a megaphone, screaming at the top of my lungs: RIGHT OVER HERE https://t.co/dLFi1YZIZJ
— Melanie Schmitz (@MelsLien) June 21, 2019
They're going home. pic.twitter.com/9PIhlifOjs
— US Consumer Product Safety Commission (@USCPSC) June 21, 2019
Please be the Mothership
Please be the Mothership
Please be the Mothership
Please be the Mothership
Please be the Mothership
Please be the Mothership https://t.co/ola6YalNAz— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) June 21, 2019
However, KMBC reporter William Joy put most of the extraterrestrial theories to bed, tweeting that a spokesperson from DARPA confirmed that “given the position, it is likely one of their balloons in test flight.”
On June 17, DARPA launched three balloons from Cumberland, Maryland, as part of its flight tests for its Adaptable Lighter Than Air (ALTA) program.
Last night, DARPA launched 3 balloons from Cumberland, Maryland, in a flight test for the Adaptable Lighter Than Air prgm. Over next few days, ALTA will demonstrate capability for wind-borne navigation of a lighter-than-air vehicle over extended ranges. https://t.co/Og8dWCvszc pic.twitter.com/NjUB6Got94
— DARPA (@DARPA) June 18, 2019
According to DARPA’s website, the goal of the ALTA program is to “develop and demonstrate a high altitude lighter-than-air vehicle capable of wind-borne navigation over extended ranges.”
— moving to kansas city soon! (@AngelaSorensen3) June 21, 2019
— G Michael (@UsVsThemRedux) June 21, 2019
— Todd Tilley (@toddtilley) June 21, 2019
“The balloons can fly at altitudes of more than 75,000 feet. While they do not have independent propulsion, the ALTA vehicle is designed to navigate by changing altitude and thus taking advantage of different wind profiles aloft,” DARPA adds.
DARPA is an agency of the US Department of Defense that develops new technologies for use by the military.
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