The mysterious impact of a United Airlines aircraft in flight last week has sparked plenty of theories as to its cause, from space debris to high-flying birds. However the question of what happened to ...

A United Airlines flight was diverted last week after its windshield was cracked by an object. Now a weather balloon company says it’s “quite likely” their balloon did it. By Aimee Ortiz A weather ...

A new North Carolina law, effective October 1, 2025, prohibits mass balloon releases. The law aims to protect wildlife and the environment from the dangers of balloon litter. Several other states, ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado is no stranger to strange objects floating or flying across the sky (remember “Balloon Boy” from October 2009?), and many residents wanted answers for a strange balloon seen ...

Weather conditions were not favorable for Saturday’s Balloon Fiesta Mass Ascension.Rain showers moved over Balloon Fiesta Park just as Dawn Patrol was inflating. Continued rain showers and strong ...

Under a dark desert sky still scattered with stars, hundreds of pilots ready their hot air balloons on a grass launch field tucked away in a New Mexico river valley. In the darkness, stadium lights ...

I’m doing something a little different in today’s newsletter: Some of you may already know that I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and this time of year, it’s absolutely magical. The skies come ...

Day 5 of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta lifted off to great wind conditions for the Flight of the Nations. International pilots from several countries were celebrated in Wednesday's mass ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Special Shapes Rodeo creates one of the most special days of the Balloon Fiesta, and there have been some pretty crazy shapes that have graced the skies of Albuquerque ...

ALBUQUERQUE — The realization that Saturday morning's winds would prove too much for hot air balloon flight came slowly at first, then all at once. What began as anxious rumblings at dawn among the ...