Oh great, the U.S. military launched giant balloons to spy on the Midwest

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's one of up to 25 giant surveillance balloons currently floating over the Midwest and spying on everything in their path. 

According to documents obtained by The Guardian, the U.S. military is currently in the process of testing a large-scale surveillance system made up of floating radar designed to monitor everything from individual cars to entire cities. 

"Conduct high altitude MESH networking tests over South Dakota to provide a persistent surveillance system to locate and deter narcotic trafficking and homeland security threats," reads an FCC document authorizing elements of the test.  Read more...