Mystery still surrounds the origin of this GPS Radiosonde device found in a local tree by a county road crew. Above, Austin Carroll, Dustin Polhert and Morgan Giancanelli look at the electronics given to Linda Curtis’ Frazier Park School class.

This box was attached to a balloon and released to gather data used by the military and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Who released it? Edwards Air Force Base and the National Weather Service in Ventura have been ruled out. Lockwood Valley’s Dick Albright, retired U.S. Navy Reserve (volunteer at Edwards), reports Vandenberg Air Force Base may be the source, but confirmation and more details are yet ahead.

This is part of the June 22, 2007 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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