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Fighter jets scramble as Army blimp floats away

A $175 million military blimp broke loose Wednesday and floated more than 120 miles across two states, from Maryland into Pennsylvania. Its dangling steel tether brought down power lines, leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity. Chip Reid reports from Muncy, Pennsylvania, where the blimp came back to earth.
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