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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-shoots-high-altitude-obje...

> It was described as "cylindrical and silver-ish gray" and seemed to be floating, a U.S. official said.

https://news.sky.com/story/us-shoots-down-unknown-object-fly...

> The object, shot down on the order of President Joe Biden, was flying at a high altitude of about 40,000ft and was the size of a small car, the White House said.



Ok. To be fair, all of that could still describe a balloon. Per the ABC news article:

    "It did not appear to have maneuverability capability, he said. "It was virtually at the whim of the wind."


Yeah, I know it's possible to create a blimp that size, since I've seen smaller ones as toys.


Sounds like a zeppelin




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