A high-altitude balloon was over Southwest Arkansas area early Thursday morning.
At 1:20 a.m. Thursday, the Aerostar balloon was on a track of 94 degrees – almost due east – at about 13 mph. It was roughly traveling parallel to Arkansas 296 east of Texarkana.
However, at about 1:30 a.m., the balloon made a sharp turn to the north-northeast. At 1:45 a.m., it was at 53,500 feet on a track of 26 degrees – almost due north and paralleling the east side of Interstate 30, south of Fulton…