The airship, known as Pathfinder 1, was spotted just hours after Google launched the latest version of its AI model Gemini 3.

San Francisco residents witnessed an unusual sight in the skies on Tuesday morning when a massive blimp, bankrolled by a Google billionaire, appeared above the city just as Google’s new AI model Gemini 3 made headlines for outperforming nearly every major benchmark.

The airship, known as Pathfinder 1, was spotted circling Bay Area skies, according to a report by The San Francisco Standard. Taking to X, user Sam Hogan shared an image of the airship gliding over the skyline. “The founder of Google flying his $150M blimp over San Francisco on the day Gemini 3 beats nearly every model benchmark is the exact type of big baller energy this city loves,” he wrote.

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