The balloon is owned by the company Aerostar, and is on a test-run around the Midwest.

In August 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deployed an aerostat surveillance balloon above Santa Teresa, New Mexico — one of the busiest areas for human smuggling along the U.S ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- 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.

Eight people were killed and 13 others were injured after a hot-air balloon caught fire and fell from the sky Saturday in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

A hot-air balloon has caught fire and tumbled from the sky in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people.

News 8 dead, 13 hurt in Brazil after hot-air balloon catches fire, falls from sky Three people died hugging each other, said Ulisses Gabriel, chief of Santa Catarina’s civil police force, on X.

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 ...