Israeli Air Force shoots down party ballon

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but the latest developments suggest it wasn't a balloon after all:

At this time the object is being studied at the Air Force, the incident and possibility that intelligence was being gathered on the Dimona plant being investigated by the IDF. As a result of the incident, flight paths to Eilat have been restricted. It was reported that some commercial flights were held back and pilots already in the air were instructed to fly at lower altitudes than usual.
http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/10/12/1603.htm

IDF sources say unmanned object had an engine, was flying in closed airspace in Dead Sea area; army looking into incident.
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=199818
 
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