Suspending The Balls
As previously stated, these markers began to appear in the 1950s – at least according to one group of people. According to reports, states such as Florida and Arkansas began to suspend the balls from their power lines. Others claim the trend began 20 years later in Arkansas when the state’s governor flew and noticed something strange upon landing.
Suspending The Balls
Winthrop Rockefeller
When Winthrop Rockefeller looked out the window of his plane, he allegedly noticed electrical cables near the craft. That should be enough to frighten anyone! Rockefeller was correct in believing that these live wires should be made more visible to pilots approaching the runway. As a result, the spheres began to appear as a warning to aviation professionals: stay away from the dangerous cables ahead.
Winthrop Rockefeller