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Blimp Over The Florida Coast

Posted by , Monday, 25th April 2005

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Please note that some or all of the objects mentioned in this post are no longer visible on Google Earth or Google Maps.

Here is a great shot of a blimp over the beaches of Clearwater Beach, Florida.

blimp over florida

Thanks: MTBguy

7 Responses to 'Blimp Over The Florida Coast'

  1. Jack says:

    Actually, the W in Clearwater (and Clearwater Beach) is not capitalized.

  2. Chomby says:

    Kinda looks like a nuclear missle. lol

  3. John S says:

    This blimp is similar to the one in Arizona shown elsewhere on the site – it’s part of the Tethered drug detection system used to detect slow, low flying planes.

  4. Jeff says:

    Here’s a blimp flying over southern Puerto Rico:

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

  5. Evan says:

    Actually this is the Tethered Aerostat in Cudjoe Key, FL

    FAT ALBERT they call it, has a RADAR and radio transmitter for anti comunist propoganda to Cuba.

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