A hot air balloon landed in my back yard. by @hperrin@lemmy.ca : Lemmy, PieFed, YouTube #balloons

a photo of a house on a suburban street, and behind it, a huge hot air balloon large enough to carry 13 people and block the viewer's view of the morning sun
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[โ€“] [S] 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Oh, thank you! I tracked it down further and found your neighbor's Facebook post.

There really wasn't any wind at all and they were low on fuel, so I'm impressed the pilot found a place to land. To make the jump, the crew had to refuel the burner and pull the balloon around your house with those ropes.

I wonder if you could talk the balloon company into a free balloon trip for your trouble. Your house ended up on national news, after all.

I've only seen an airship landing that close once, and that's because I knew when and where to see it.

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