If these folks can't find it, nobody can

Hot Air Balloon News alerted its readers to our missing blimp.

I have visions of hundreds of hot-air balloonists floating about, scouting the sky for a big blue blimp.

Philly Inquirer gets a blimpkling

While the blimp has now been seen in the pages of the Philadelphia Inquirer, there have been so sightings since the mysterious call from Florida. I am starting to fear that all might be lost.

FOX News covers wayward blimp

True story: Today I was interviewed by FOX News. A few minutes later, the sales line at the Lofts rings. It's a gentleman from Florida who says he has the blimp.

He was put on hold, so we could get the right person on the line. But when we got back to him a few seconds later, he was gone.

Sir, if you truly have my blimp, please call back. The $2,000 is yours.

Click the image below to see my FOX News channel appearance.

Big blimp on The Big Talker

CBS Radio's Michael Smerconish asked me to join him on the Big Talker 1210 AM today, to share our missing blimp story with his morning show listeners.

You can catch Michael's show every weekday from 5 a.m to 9 a.m. on WPHT 1210 AM, Philadelphia's #1 talk radio station. You can also listen to Michael's show over the Web.

Here's the clip.

Blimp search shuts down City Paper International Headquarters

City Paper blogger Brian Hickey has left the building to take up the hunt for our blimp.

Blimp ahoy!

Yesterday I told you about the blimp's first sighting, in Amesbury, Mass. That's about 360 miles from its mooring at the Lofts of Valley Forge, in Pa.


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The surprised gentleman who found it in his backyard, Denis Nadeau, was gracious enough to call the number on the side of the blimp to let us know it landed. He also took some photos of it, which he has given me permission to post here (thank you, Denis).

Unfortunately, while Denis tied the blimp down, a gust of wind freed it from the rope, and off it went again. It was last seen traveling over the Atlantic by some fishermen.

Since Denis found the blimp before I offered my reward, I decided to give him $250.00 for his photos anyway. But my original reward offer stands.

Here's what Denis found hovering in his backyard. You can imagine his surprise!

First sighting

Here's the backstory on our missing blimp.