ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This year’s Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta marks the 40th anniversary of the very first special shape balloon to fly at the event – Chic-I-Boom.

“I don’t want a damn balloon going over the United States when we could have taken it down over the Aleutian Islands.” Montana is home to Malmstrom Air Force Base and a number of nuclear ...

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The United States held briefings in Washington and Beijing with foreign diplomats from 40 nations about the Chinese spy balloon that Washington shot down on ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has announced this year’s new special shape balloons. This year’s event will include 16 new shapes, adding up to 106 ...

The Chinese balloon that traversed the US was capable of collecting communications signals and was part of a military-led spy program that spanned more than 40 countries, Biden administration ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Officials with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta reported a total of 838,337 guest visits this year. While that number is down from a record 968,516 guest visits ...