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Saturday morning balloon events canceled but all other events still scheduled for Alabama Jubilee
The Alabama Jubilee brings vibrant hot air balloons to Decatur, drawing 30,000 visitors this Memorial Day weekend.
Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic coming to Point Mallard this weekend
About 30,000 people and 60 pilots are expected to descend on Point Mallard Park on Saturday for the two-day Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic. Lucas Roberts, 24, was at Point Mallard on Friday, ...
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The history of aerial photography from hot air balloons to pigeons to drones
Lowe (1832-1913) sent a telegraph from his hot air balloon flying above the Constitution ... High-altitude spy planes were built in the 1950s and 60s specifically for taking high resolution ...
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Why flying the Paris Olympics cauldron balloon was a Hail Mary
The first hot air balloon flight in history was carried out ... To the wonder of hundreds of people, the cauldron flies more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the Tuileries gardens from sunset ...