Mystery Balloons

In 1967, the U.S. Coast Guard found a crate containing seven inflated yellow balloons floating off the coast of Florida. The crate was marked “made in U.S.S.R.” and was addressed to “The institute of mineral resources of Cuba.”

Why were the Soviets shipping seven balloons to Cuba? Why were the balloons inflated? How did the crate end up floating in the ocean? As far as I know, these questions remain unanswered.

Alex at Weird Universe – newspaper clipping at the link

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