The 52nd annual Balloon Fiesta will take place October 5 to 13. Below is a list of the new special shapes: This year, the new ...

A hot-air balloon ... international capital for air sports such as skydiving and ballooning. Investigators said eight skydivers were among the 13 people aboard the balloon that crashed.

Smokey Bear weighs roughly 750 pounds. The weight of a normal teardrop-shaped hot air balloon is 250 to 300 pounds. Special shape balloons like Smokey Bear tend to weigh more due to their size ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A hot-air balloon struck and collapsed a radio ... in the path of the collapsed tower. In 2004, a balloon shaped like the face of Smokey Bear got wrapped around a radio ...

Hot air balloons take off during the mass ascension at the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday. The Associated Press A flotilla of hot air balloons ...

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — They’re a crowd favorite every year at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. This year, 106 special shapes are at the event, with 16 first-timers.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A hot-air balloon struck and collapsed a radio tower Friday ... showed no other structures in the path of the collapsed tower. In 2004, a balloon shaped like the face of Smokey ...