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The combined report gathered information on 366 sightings of UAPs, over half of which were described as drones or balloonlike entities similar to the Chinese spy balloon spotted over Montana this year.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2023

These balloonlike pads allow ants to defy gravity and crawl on ceilings or ultrahard surfaces like glass.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2022

It was so obvious—a small, balloonlike sac, bright red and kind of perfect-looking.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2020

In the show's ingenious and winning number, "The Moon and Me," Hammond chirps a love song to the moon and ascends for an aerial dance duet with the balloonlike orb.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2012

Male frigate birds with bright red balloonlike sacs under their chins cruised the shore.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George