Richard Heene stated the saucer-shaped balloon was an early prototype for an alternative form of transportation, in which “people can pull out of their garage and hover above traffic.” He also stated that, once “the high voltage timer” was switched on, the balloon “would emit one million volts every five minutes for one minute” in order to “move left and right — horizontal.”
The balloon was constructed from plastic tarps taped together, covered with aluminum foil, and held together with string and duct tape.
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