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Weather balloon falls on Angier yard

A National Weather Service balloon fell onto the yard of a Ridge Road home, southeast of Angier, Thursday morning, said Johnston County emergency dispatch officials.

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ANGIER, N.C. — A National Weather Service balloon fell onto the yard of a Ridge Road home, southeast of Angier, Thursday morning, Johnston County emergency dispatch officials said.

Tammy Ellis, who lives at the house, said the orange balloon resembled a parachute. A note on the end of a string asked anyone who found the balloon to call the local fire department, she said.

Officials said that no one was injured.

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