Eli5 What are the benefits of an “spy balloon” over other methods of aerial surveillance?

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It just seems unpractical and low tech

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Which baffles me as well, my answer would be it there is no benefit at all.

A balloon isn’t better in any categories when it comes to spying. In most cases it doesn’t even beat Google Earth.

A balloon isn’t fast or covert or controllable, or even cheap enough. Quadcopter or fixed-wing drones built with $500 budget can do better than it when Google Earth doesn’t work.

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