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Copper commemorative medal of the Montgolfier balloon flights; Obverse: relief profile bust of King Louis XVI, embossed text "LUD. XVI REX CHRISTIANISS"; Reverse: relief of the first manned ...

A video of the burning hot air balloon falling to the ground has surfaced. The video shows a person jumping out of the hot air balloon and falling from the sky as the Montgolfier balloon plummets ...

A giant balloon that became a popular landmark over the skies of Paris during the 2024 Olympics rose again Saturday evening, as Parisians celebrated an annual street music festival.

The Élysée Palace also noted that Paris is a symbolic location in the history of balloon aviation. In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers launched the first hot air balloon carrying passengers there.

He followed in the footsteps of the famed Montgolfier brothers, who had just nine days earlier, elsewhere in Paris, managed to launch a similar balloon into the sky with humans onboard.

At least eight people are dead following an accident involving a hot air balloon in Brazil’s southern region of Santa Catarina on Saturday, according to the local governor.“We are all shocked by the ...

At least 8 dead after hot air balloon accident in southern Brazil Video posted to social media shows a hot air balloon catch fire while in the sky Beginning of dialog window.

She’s throwing a wet blanket on summertime fun. A Noho tech entrepreneur is pushing the city to ban “single-use” water balloons in public parks and playgrounds. “Every summer, New York ...

One person has died and 19 others have been injured after a hot air balloon crashed in Turkey. The accident occurred near the Ihlara Valley in Aksaray province, the Ilhas News Agency said.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said. Footage shared ...