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We're donating $10,000 to the cause

The Groundspeak Lackeys entered the DARPA Balloon Network Challenge on December 5, 2009. In the end we didn't win the $40,000 for charity, but we're still donating $10,000 of our own money to DonorsChoose.org programs.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Possible sightings

We are monitoring the social networks and are hearing lots of balloon reports on Twitter. We know that some are real, some are misinformation. Some of the locations we think are most likely:

Portland, OR (Waterfront Park)

Portland, Maine

Irvine, CA (Irvine Spectrum)

Louisville, KY (near Dixie Highway)

Other possibilities:

Dimmick Park (State?)

Oakland Cemetary (State?)

Brunswick, CT


If you want to help us confirm any of these sightings, please email darpa@groundspeak.com.


P.S. Are you having fun yet?

Posted by at 9:36 AM

26 comments:

  1. There is a Dimmick Park in Northern California..
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  2. Whether it's true or not, I saw a Twitter pic of a red balloon in Royal Oak, MI.

    http://twitpic.com/s9gu6
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  3. This twitter pic user is from Antelope Valley, CA - but she says her Mom took the pic - from where?

    http://twitpic.com/s97qu
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  4. This whole contest is so awesome! Although I recognize the location where they DARPA photo page shows the balloons on in a field (it's behind my dentist's office, actually), I was disappointed not to see a single balloon poking out in the snow around these parts. Good luck finding them!
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  5. If any reports surface about Colorado, specifically Colorado Springs, I will be happy to run and cofirm. TreshaSECA on geocaching.com, smccormick on twitter.
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  6. Team DeciNena - http://decinena.com - say they have found #9. Someplace where it's about 30 degrees. (reported by a Nicholas Burgess on their forum)
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  7. Will be driving right by Waterfront Park in Portland,OR within the hour......
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  8. Oakland Cemetery is in Atlanta
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  9. having fun indeed. i was all ready to go run around town xmas shopping but this has me scanning weather webcams!
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  10. Oakland Cemetery is in downtown ATLANTA.
    It is a famous civil war era site.
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  11. There is a Dimmick Park in Hellertown, PA....its right near Allentown PA. I am no where near there otherwise I would check it out!
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  12. I don't think there is a town of "Brunswick" in CT. There is a Brunswick school in Greenwich, CT. There are also several brunswicks in NJ. New Brunswick, South Brunswick, etc
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  13. Any possible sightings in Lancastar PA?
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  14. Don't know if you've had anyone checking the Las Vegas, Nevada area, but the missus and I are going to take a spin around the beltway and see if we can see anything. Will report back shortly.

    My gut hunch is these things are probably in areas with one kind of military base or another in the area, and we do have Nellis Air Force base out here...
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  15. Too bad we can't post the confirmed 4 so we call off looking for people to get out there to confirm.
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  16. Oakland Cemetary is most likely the historic, 6-acre, cemetary in Atlanta, GA.
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  17. Kanein Encanto says "My gut hunch is these things are probably in areas with one kind of military base or another in the area..."

    I have the same thoughts, are the ones found so far holding out with these assumptions?
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  18. None sighted in southern IL.
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  19. Or areas with active weather centers? NOAA sites?
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  20. i will try to go to the irvine spectrum to confirm
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  21. are there any possiblities in the chicagoland suburbs? south and west? i could take a drive to confirm? R.C.NUT
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  22. Not Sighted near Columbus,Taylorsville,Edinburgh,Franklin near Interstate I-65
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  23. There is a Dimmick Park in Portland, OR. The waterfront park and Dimmick might be the same
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  24. North of Portland, ME is Brunswick NAS. Could fit the Portland and near a Military facility scenario.
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  25. North of Portland, ME is Brunswick NAS. That might fit the Portland and Military scenario.
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  26. The balloon reported in Lousville, KY near Dixie highway is not the real one. There are three different ones, none of which is a Darpa one.
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