Blimp Escape Prompts New Scrutiny by Congress

A giant balloon — dubbed the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System — or JLENS for short — broke free from its mooring station at Maryland’s Aberdeen Proving Ground on Oct. 28.

Aberdeen Proving Ground Proposed as Site for Surveillance Balloons

The Army has proposed that the FAA set up new restricted airspace over Aberdeen Proving Ground to place two military surveillance blimps.