The first day of Balloon Fiesta looked promising, but mass ascension was canceled due to fog and low cloud coverage. At 6:45 a.m., Balloon Fiesta tweeted: “Flag is green, opening day is a go!

U.S. officials now suspect that the balloon was sent to spy on bases in Guam and Hawaii and that other downed objects were not surveillance machines. Washington’s evolving view reflects U.S. and ...

The Dawn Patrol light up the pre-dawn sky, Saturday June 18, 2011, during the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic in Windsor. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2011 Fog can't stop balloon fun ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta kicked off Saturday, but balloons were mostly tethered to the ground because of fog.The fiesta draws pilots from around ...

A 33-year-old Scottish man fell to his death Tuesday in a freak accident after he grabbed the gondola of a hot-air balloon at a Yountville winery and held on until the vessel floated 300 feet into ...

WASHINGTON – Federal investigators ruled Tuesday that the worst hot-air balloon crash in history that killed 16 people in Texas last year was caused by the pilot’s poor decision-making, which ...

What goes up must come down. But when you're a hot air balloon pilot and you've just been told a bank of fog is moving in, the results can be a little chaotic. This was the scene in Bristol as ...

MIX TELLS OF TRIP IN BLINDING FOG; Balloon Scraped Roofs of Houses in the Winning Flight for Bennett Cup. TERRIFYING DROP IN ALPS All Ballast and Provisions Were Thrown Overboard to Keep Afloat ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta kicked off Saturday, but balloons were mostly tethered to the ground because of fog. The fiesta draws pilots from ...