they allow the air in the envelope to cool. That allows the balloon then descend. Piloting a hot air balloon is like a team sport. It takes an entire crew, who usually loves early mornings ...

Fifty years ago, hot air balloons took off from a community college in Queensbury, captivating a crowd of thousands.

But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for this year’s hot air balloon event. One balloon partially caught fire Saturday after hitting power lines and landing at a construction site in northwest ...

"I've flown more than 4,700 flights," one balloon pilot said. "Every one is different, but still, when you take off you never ...

A series of dangerous mishaps happened during the popular hot air balloon festival in New Mexico this year. One included the collapse of a radio tower after one of the hot air balloons collided ...

WE’LL STAY ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATIO A hot-air balloon hit a radio tower causing it to collapse near Balloon Fiesta Park on Friday morning. Here's everything we know -- and what we don't know ...

A hot-air balloon hit a radio tower in New Mexico, causing the tower to collapse.The tower collapsed shortly after balloons lifted off for day 7 of Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta. KKOB Radio says ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WKRC/KRQE/CBS Newspath) - A hot air balloon crashed into a radio tower. A hot air balloon collided with KKOB’s radio tower, causing it to collapse in Albuquerque’s North ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A hot-air balloon struck and collapsed a radio tower Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the city's famous festival — the second time in 20 years that a balloon has ...

A hot-air balloon struck and collapsed a radio tower Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the city's famous festival. Luckily, there were no reports of injuries, said Kevin Carhart ...