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Monthly Science: As Seen On Radio
This showed up when I looked at our APRS tracks after a recent ride:

Balloon chase – KJ5HY-9 Poking around a bit showed the target:

Balloon chase – W2KGY-12 Contrary to what I thought, it didn’t come up the Hudson River from West Point:

Balloon chase – W2KGY-12 track – 2018-04-21 to 2018-04-24 Knowledge of the Universal Law of the Conservation of Perversity informs you a balloon will never land in the middle of a putting green:

Balloon chase – W2KGY-12 landing site Apparently the launch is part of a regular class project at West Point. Good clean fun!