SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — On Wednesday, several people were wondering about a mysterious, unidentified balloon floating over parts of Utah.
Was it a spy balloon? A UFO? Something else entirely?
According to the Springville Police Department , the real answer wasn’t quite as juicy — although the officer who made a lighthearted social media post to quell citizens’ concerns had some fun with the situation.
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“Actually, reports are that there is a naughty pair of children here in town (we won’t name names) who scared off their third nanny, and a new one blew in to teach them through music theory,” the post reads, accompanied by a digitally edited image with the fictional nanny Mary Poppins hanging from a balloon.
So, what was the mysterious balloon really doing?
Springville PD said the balloon was identified — by
“ just a cop with a high school diploma ” — as a stratospheric exploration balloon being used to measure solar radiation.