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used high-altitude observation balloons to monitor Soviet nuclear tests, while Project Genetrix used similar balloons to photograph the Soviet Union and China. Unlike previous observation balloons, these balloons were unmanned, ejecting their film to be recovered in midair by specially modified aircraft. However, heavier-than-air craft now perform the vast majority of operations. Aerostats were used by US and coalition military

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