Earlier I said I would believe that this was a "Google Project Loon" object when they showed me a picture of it on the ground before it was launched. I have since seen a picture of this object, pre-launch, and now believe it is the same object. Thanks to Megan Neil, author of the article that contained the picture. It can be seen at: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/google-showed-us-its-secret-i