Until proven otherwise, I am going to operate on the assumption that the mysterious spy balloon floating over the US is "Rover" from The Prisoner, on a mission to return a wayward agent to an isolated, whimsically anachronistic retirement island in which residents are referred to by number.
@mattblaze Whatever we do, don't let it land. It will roll until it finds you, and you're back inside the area. Right now it's looking for you.....