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Angier, N.C. — A National Weather Service balloon fell onto the yard of a Ridge Road home, southeast of Angier, Thursday morning, Johnston County emergency dispatch officials said.
Tammy Ellis, who lives at the house, said the orange balloon resembled a parachute. A note on the end of a string asked anyone who found the balloon to call the local fire department, she said.
Officials said that no one was injured.
Weather balloon falls on Angier yard
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March 26, 2009 5:16 p.m.
They are trained for EVERYTHING! :)
March 26, 2009 5:06 p.m.
March 26, 2009 4:47 p.m.
The one I found years ago was powered by chemical battery. Now I had enough sense not to eat that battery, but the kids we're bringing up today probably would.
March 26, 2009 4:41 p.m.
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