Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150509:01:03:00
Directional mechanism at all. it just floats on air currents. it's made out of really light paper that was made out of tree bark. that's what the balloon itself is made out of. it's really big, about 33 feet across. it's filled with hydrogen which is how it floats on air. and this 33-foot in diameter paper balloon filled with hydrogen is carrying a military-grade explosive payload. it's an balloon bomb. somewhere between 6,000 and 9,000 balloon bombs like this one were launched by japan during world war ii at the united states and canada. and they were intended to detonate on north american so...
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