This is why that blimp was over the Capital Region

posted Jul 27, 2015

We heard from a handful of people Monday that they had spotted a MetLife blimp over parts of the Capital Region -- including Guilderland, Latham, and Green Island.

So, what's the backstory? Via an email from MetLife's David Hammarstrom Monday (link added):

The MetLife blimp was in the greater Albany area for the [Baseball] Hall of Fame induction weekend, and had been tethered at Griffiss International Airport between flights. It was scheduled to depart for Boston this morning.

Griffis is near Rome, so a route from there to Boston would take it over a good chunk of the Capital Region.

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I saw it tethered at the Schenectady County Airport on Thursday morning. I was there very early and it was lit from the inside, very cool looking. Not the first blimp I have seen there, its cool to get close to them, they are not as big as you would think.....

... said Steve on Jul 28, 2015 at 9:13 AM | link

Saw a Blimp circling over Clarks Capel Rd on Tuesday July 28

... said Sam Whaley on Jul 29, 2015 at 8:25 PM | link

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