{"id":4824,"date":"2019-06-20T22:40:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T04:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/?p=4824"},"modified":"2019-06-20T22:43:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T04:13:50","slug":"explained-mysterious-orbs-over-excelsior-springs-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/20\/explained-mysterious-orbs-over-excelsior-springs-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious Orbs Over Excelsior Springs Area Explained!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Look! Up in the sky! It\u2019s a bird! It\u2019s a plane! No wait it\u2019s…we don\u2019t know!<\/p>\n

Around noon today looking north of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, we could see an extremely bright white orb in the sky. It didn\u2019t move for over 6 hours. Then later in the evening, a second orb appeared, not far from the first. Due to cloud coverage, we are unable to tell if they can be seen in the dark.<\/p>\n

Multiple news services and local weather forecasters jumped into the discussion after receiving multiple calls. There have been at least three explanations, but we are still waiting for it to be confirmed. Check out the reasons given and some local posts concerning the incident below!<\/p>\n

1. Explanation 1 – Weather Balloons<\/b><\/p>\n

The first explanation that I heard was that they were weather balloons<\/a>. After seeing the other reports, I don\u2019t think they\u2019re that far off with this being the case. However, when the National Weather Service was contacted, they reported that they didn\u2019t know what they were.<\/p>\n

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2. Explanation 2 – Google Loon Project<\/b><\/p>\n

The next explanation that was given was that it was Google with their Loon Project<\/a>, which helps provide Internet to rural areas. Google, however, said that it wasn\u2019t them. It was instead a private company called Raven Aerostar. More about them later!<\/p>\n

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3. Explanation 3 – DARPA<\/b><\/p>\n

The third explanation that was given was in reference to DARPA, or Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cDARPA launched three balloons from Cumberland, Maryland, in a flight test for the Adaptable Lighter Than Air Program,\u201d said Heather Babb, spokeswoman for the Department of Defense. \u201cALTA will demonstrate capability for wind-borne navigation of a lighter-than-air vehicle over extended ranges.\u201d<\/p>\n

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4. Explanation 4 – Raven Aerostar<\/b><\/p>\n

The fourth explanation, and the one that Google gave, is that it is a private company called Raven Aerostar<\/a>. If you go to their website, you can see that they have done work with the US military in the past. They\u2019ve been launching these balloon systems<\/a> that make long duration and navigational stratospheric missions. It was later confirmed here that Raven Aerostar is who DARPA is working with on the ALTA project. They are also the ones that Google works with on their Loon Project!<\/p>\n

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It also doesn\u2019t help those of us with anxiety that at the same time this is happening, there is widespread cellular signals out throughout the region right now. A councilman from Liberty, Missouri reported that an AT&T fiber line was cut on Mill Street downtown from construction. They aren\u2019t the only service down though. Citizens reported Cricket Wireless and Verizon Wireless are down, as well:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s also weird that when I check for an outage in my area, AT&T doesn\u2019t report there being any problem:<\/p>\n

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So all you alien-enthusiasts, such as myself, there\u2019s nothing to fear! It\u2019s not aliens! Just our military experimenting with advanced technology. Doesn\u2019t make me want to find my tin foil hat or anything!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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