Category: balloon

‘Number, Please?’ (1920)

While at an amusement park, two men try to win the heart of a young lady. They compete with each other while attempting to find her runaway dog, and they race to ask her mother’s permission to take her up in a hot air balloon. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com


EU Border Agency Trials High Tech Controls as Afghan Fighting Spreads

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece—The EU’s border agency is trialing new high-tech surveillance equipment to detect illegal migrant boats, just as rapid gains by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have raised the prospect of a surge in people fleeing to Europe. A balloon system equipped with cameras is being tested at Alexandroupolis airport near the Greek-Turkish land border in…


5 Who Died in New Mexico Hot Air Balloon Crash Identified

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Authorities on Sunday released the names of the pilot and two couples who died after a hot air balloon they were riding in struck a power line and crashed onto a busy street in Albuquerque. New Mexico State Police on Sunday identified the pilot as 62-year-old Nicholas Meleski and the four passengers as Susan…


Orange County Attractions Rise Again

Two iconic Orange County entertainment sites welcomed back guest May 6 after being closed more than a year. In Irvine, Calif., the Orange County Great Park’s hot air balloon took flight for the first time in about 14 months. “We’re very excited to be able to resume a flight on the balloon,” city spokesperson Kristina Perrigoue told The Epoch Times….