Rogue Party Balloons Trigger White House Lockdown

On Sunday, the White House was briefly placed under unofficial lockdown after two stray, possibly radicalized “party balloons” landed on the North Lawn, NBC News reports.
According to The Washington Post, Secret Service officials say “some party balloons floated over the executive complex, and a couple of the balloons landed on the property.” By 1:30 p.m., agents successfully cleared the scene.
JUST IN: White House on lock-down for unspecified reason.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) May 22, 2016
JUST IN: All clear at White House after several 'party balloons' drift over White House grounds.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) May 22, 2016
In April, the Secret Service unveiled a plan to raise the White House fence by five feet following years of high-profile security scares. Most recently, agents shot an armed man at a White House guard booth after he refused to drop his weapon.