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Firefighters rescue 2 persons who were aboard a balloon basket that was stuck

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122353) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 1 Mar

Firefighters from the Longview Fire Department in Texas answered an emergency call on Saturday morning when a hot air balloon with two people aboard crashed into a cell tower. First responders arrived on scene and used rope...

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The Albuqueque International Balloon Fiesta

celticeagle @celticeagle (190074) • Boise, Idaho 6 Oct

This balloon fiesta runs from October 4, 2025 to October 22, 2025 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here are a few facts: * Their are 500 balloons each year. * 800,000 people are expected to visit during the week long event. * It...

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Have you ever been for a hot air balloon flight?

Fleur @Fleura (35156) • United Kingdom 14 May 24

MyLotter @pumpkinjam mentioned that she always wanted to go on a hot air balloon ride, but it didn’t work out so far. I’ve been lucky enough to go a couple of times, but if it’s any consolation to those who have never had the...

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Epic Fail

Luis Asuncion @luisga814 (7138) • Quezon City, Philippines 4 Jun 22

At around 5:30am of Sunday morning, my eldest son woke me up so that we can do our breakfast then we need to go to the open area to send to the sky the do-it-yourself hot air balloon he and my wife created for his school project....

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Hot Air Balloon

PinkCashmereYarn @bluerubymoon53 (3286) • United States 17 Nov 21

I was outside and it was cloudy. I was looking at the outside of a house and when I turned around, I saw a silvery-white hot air balloon that was surrounded by wispy clouds. Then all of a sudden, the balloon hit the edge of the...

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December 14 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222898) • United States 14 Dec 19

Free Shipping Day Monkey Day 1542 - Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots at the age of one week upon the death of her father. 1782 - The Montgolfier brothers test fly an unmanned hot air balloon in France; and it flies...

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Balloon Pix

Gus Kilthau @Ceerios (4698) • Goodfellow, Texas 25 Oct 16

Balloon Pix - I got to thinking of my good friend, Larry Hagerty, this morning. Larry is a really special guy, and one of his past (and possibly present) skills is that of flying those great big hot air balloons. In fact, he...

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Hot Air Balloon Circumnavigation Record Broken in Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382658) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Jul 16

There has been high excitement in the Western Australian wheatbelt this afternoon when 64-year-old Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov landed his hot air balloon near the small town of Bonnie Rock. The traveller, yacht captain...

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Hot Air Balloons and Why They Float

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 19 Jun 16

At the top of my “Bucket List,” that means “a list of things I want to do before I die,” is to go up in a hot air balloon. I have wanted to do that for a long, long time. I was just about to call a hot air balloon company in my...

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Another pattern for the shop...

Stacey @xstitcher (39079) • Petaluma, California 17 May 16

I was looking through my photos on my computer and found this one of a hot air balloon that was once flying by my house. So, over to the pattern making website it went. Now, as it goes with these, I need to 1) put...

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another pattern for my etsy shop

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off to the pattern making website and then

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The things you find when you're not looking

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382658) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Feb 16

I was googling Osterwieck, a town not too far from Goslar. My ancestors had connections with both these towns. I clicked on a link that looked interesting and spent a few minutes reading about Winfried Freudenberg who was born in...

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Have you been on a hot air balloon ride?

Sandy KS @rusty2rusty (6771) • Defiance, Ohio 16 Aug 15

Yesterday my family went to a local balloon festival that was held in my area. It only cost $2.00 a piece to get in. There was all sorts of things to do, see, and eat. Such as : Pancake breakfast, zombie run, glow walk, fore...

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A program about plane disasters

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 5 May 12

This week I watched a program about plane disasters and it was shocking, scary and worrying. In 2011 a plane from America flew to Poland but its landing gear was stuck. The pilot tried desperately for the whole journey but to no...

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What do you think about hot air ballons?

Porcospino @Porcospino (31365) • Denmark 25 Apr 10

I recently read an article about hot air balloons. I think it sounds like an interesting experience and I would love to try it one day. It is quite expensive, and I think that it will take a while to save up the money, but it is...

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i got free tickets for a hot air balloon ride

poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 4 Nov 09

i'm so excited i've always wanted to go, my husband is afraid of hights though so not sure if he will come with me, have you ever been? was it scary up there

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What is the one thing you would do if you could?

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 14 Oct 09

I want to go up in a hot air balloon,my mum is the same she wants to go up in a hot air balloon as well.The only thing that is stopping us both is the cost of doing this.What would you want to do and why?

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Would you go up in a hot air balloon?

ladym33 @ladym33 (10978) • United States 3 Sep 09

Some may be afraid because you are out in the open high up in the air. I think it would be an amazing experience, I think I might be a little scared, but I think it would be worth it.

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New Jersey UFO mystery solved

xfahctor @xfahctor (14113) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 8 Jan 09

The news has been reporting on UFO sightings over New Jersey the last few days and there has been much speculation as to what people are seeing. Many have simply said aliens and one person claims flares attatched to ballons. After...

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Imagine this.... you find yourself a secluded island....

wheel416 @wheel416 (1019) • Canada 17 Dec 08

Now, for the purposes of my question let us assume that this island has everything essential to sustaining life. I mean you have food, shelter and warmth etc. You must leave where you currrently live and go to live on the...

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Fall Fair

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 3 Sep 08

So how many of you have a Fall Fair or end of summer Festival where you live? My husband is away right now attending the Acadian Festival in his hometown in Prince Edward Island (Canada). He performed several times over the...

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