VIDEOS: Blimp Crashes at U.S. Open
By Kyle Koster
There are multiple eyewitness report of a blimp crashing to the ground and catching fire at the U.S. Open at Erin Hills. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel confirms.
The blimp crash was far from the course but the smoke that rose above the trees afterwards was terrifying.
— Mike Hall (@BTNMikeHall) June 15, 2017
BREAKING: the blimp shooting aerials at the #USOpen caught fire and crashed. Workers parachuting out per this video https://t.co/SXWVD9itnM
— Stephen Watson (@WISN_Watson) June 15, 2017
Blimp just popped & crashed at the US open, holy shit pic.twitter.com/dlRymV2fTr
— Samwell (@SamwellSchmeet) June 15, 2017
Pretty sure I just watched the blimp crash at the #USOPEN! Hope everybody is ok! pic.twitter.com/OSOCSBF46p
— Adam Johnson (@Coach_Guy_AJ) June 15, 2017
Blimp went down east of the #USOpen #ErinHills pic.twitter.com/cUziaj2Y4K
— Brian (@luckeydogg) June 15, 2017
It’s unclear which blimp it was or how many people, if any, were aboard.
If you are lucky enough to be at the US Open today share your blimp sighting pics! @penfed #PenFedBlimp #USOpen #USOpen2017 #ErinHills #Golf pic.twitter.com/trFyddODWD
— AirSign (@AirSign) June 15, 2017
UPDATE: The USGA says the blimp was not affiliated with either the USGA or the broadcast
USGA: "A commercial blimp, not affiliated w USGA or US Open broadcast crashed in open field 1/2-mi from Erin Hills at 11:15 a.m. CDT."
— Thomas Boswell (@ThomasBoswellWP) June 15, 2017