Weather balloons like this one flown by the National Weather Service fly much higher than commercial and military aircraft, and higher than recently shot down objects.
Balloon
Six feet wide at ground level, expands up to 20 feet
Parachute
Payload
100,000 feet
Weather balloon
75,000
Military jet
50,000
Commercial jet
25,000
Recently shot down objects
Feb. 4 South Carolina coast
Feb. 10 Alaska
Feb. 11 Central Yukon, Canada
Feb. 12 Lake Huron
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Balloon
Six feet wide at
ground level,
expands up to
20 feet
Parachute
Payload
100,000 feet
Weather balloon
75,000
Military jet
50,000
Commercial jet
25,000
Recently shot down objects
Feb. 4 South Carolina coast
Feb. 10 Alaska
Feb. 11 Central Yukon, Canada
Feb. 12 Lake Huron
Weather balloon
100,000 feet
Balloon
Six feet wide at ground level, expands up to 20 feet at high altitude
75,000
Military jet
50,000
Parachute
Commercial jet
25,000
Payload
Recently shot down objects
Feb. 4 South Carolina coast
Feb. 10 Alaska
Feb. 11 Central Yukon, Canada
Feb. 12 Lake Huron
Weather balloon
Balloon
100,000 feet
Six feet wide at ground level, expands up to 20 feet at high altitude
75,000
Parachute
?
Object at 60,000 ft.
Military jet
Feb. 4
South Carolina coast
50,000
Objects at 40,000 ft.
?
Feb. 10 Alaska
Feb. 11 Central Yukon,
Canada
Commercial jet
Payload
25,000
?
Object at 20,000 ft.
Feb. 12
Lake Huron