The sudden and unprecedented Tuesday closure of El Paso’s airspace stemmed from border officials firing a high-energy laser at what they believed to be a cartel drone, according to reports. But, it turned out to be something considerably more innocuous: a party balloon drifting in the wind.
The Texas desert episode led the Federal Aviation Administration — following a dispute with the Pentagon — to close the city’s airspace for ten days, a grounding that has not occurred since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, CBS News reports.
