You know what they say, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ... of the balloon incidents are at least a little humorous (the hubris of man, to create such beasts!), a small handful of accidents ...

The Cat In The Hat balloon after its accident during the 1997 parade | Evy Mages/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images While the Macy’s parade usually comes off without a hitch, bad weather and ...

Today, when high winds are forecasted, balloons are either flown closer to the street or grounded entirely to prevent similar accidents. In the 2005 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the M&M's ...

Since the first balloons were introduced to the parade in 1927, they’ve been at the mercy of wind, light poles, and in some cases, the parade’s own poor judgment. Macy’s parade accidents ...

Grippo and Christopher Hoskins describe the incident that happened next in their book, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ... the balloon release. Gibson, seemingly unphased by the near crash ...

The accident took place as the balloon flew over Columbus Circle ... Thankfully, there were no injuries. In the 1956 Macy's Parade, Mighty Mouse came very close to crashing at Columbus Circle.

According to the book Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, upon seeing the balloon ... 39-mph winds caused a six-story Cat in the Hat balloon to crash into a lamppost at 72nd Street and Central ...