it's a high-tech balloon equipped with cameras which are less noisy and far cheaper than using a helicopter. charles king of nearby and pulled over on his way home just to get a photo of the high-tech gear overhead. >> i saw it. i couldn't believe it. i said they're not using a balloon. if they are, i want to fly it. >> the search for frein stretching into a sixth week has already cost more than $500,000. can you believe this camera can locate people from three miles away and groups from as far as five miles away? even with that technology they still can't catch this guy. >> it's remarkable he's been on the run as long as he has. they've been concentrating on that area and they can't nab this guy. >> and the money spent. ohio facials stay's been -- say it's been donated, the use of the balloon has been donated. and the technology gives coverage that traditional technology wouldn't. a peculiar case of a denver broncos fan who vanished without a trace during last thursday night's game.