On why balloons probably account for a large number of sightings

A bit about weather balloons from here: https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/atmosphere/weather-balloons

Every 12 hours, hundreds of people in places around the world release huge, white balloons into the sky. The balloons float upward, each tethered to a box of instruments that collects data about the atmosphere

In two hours, a weather balloon can rise above the clouds, higher than the paths of jet planes, passing through the ozone layer in the stratosphere. Reaching altitudes of 35 km (22 miles) or higher, the balloons endure temperatures as cold as -90° C (-130° F). Depending on winds, a balloon can drift more than 200 km (125 miles) from the place it was released.

The higher the balloon travels, the more it expands – from 2 meters (6.5 ft) to up to 8 meters (26 ft) across –

According to the National Weather Service, [1] on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_balloon the number is even higher.

Between** 900 and 1,300** locations around the globe do routine releases, two or four times daily, usually at 0000 UTC and 1200 UTC

In addition to weather balloons. Amateur radio clubs release their own balloons for fun or experiment that are very much like weather balloons.

These are some of the amateur radio balloons released just in the last 7 days https://i.imgur.com/bcatZib.png

So it seems to me that it is not unreasonable to suggest that an unresolvable orb type UFO sighting floating around is just a balloon. It could be literally one of ~thousands launched daily.

Bonus ‘encounter’ videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Pi9wwD1N4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg1XLGtj52w