ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It is not your average hot air balloon. Pilots from around the world will head to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta this year with a new device in their hands: a remote ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Visitors to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta are going to see something unusual this year, remote control balloons. Anticipation for the 2021 Balloon Fiesta is ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This year the Balloon Fiesta is trying to break another record for the most remote-controlled balloons in the air at once. This is only the second year for RC Balloons at ...

Nov. 28—A Patriot was stolen late Thursday. Recovery remains uncertain. Nearly $10,000 worth of equipment, including a remote-controlled balloon named Patriot, was stolen from the Albuquerque ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - It seems everything has a remote-controlled version: cars, boats, planes, helicopters, and for the last few years, that includes hot air balloons. There are several floating ...

A Patriot has returned home after a man accused of stealing the remote-controlled balloon from a Balloon Fiesta warehouse was arrested. Jesse Sanchez, 42, is charged with nonresidential burglary and ...

The U.S. Forest Service is looking at something different — very different — to improve situational awareness at big wildfires: high altitude balloons. The Forest Service and NASA have teamed up to ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An arrest has been made after a weeklong search for the thief behind a remote-control balloon heist. The remote balloon known as the Patriot was taken last week, on ...

The Forest Service and NASA have teamed up to evaluate the use of remote controlled balloons that can loiter high above fire scenes. The federal agencies are working to finalize a contract with South ...

There is no holiday joy at Balloon Fiesta. Someone broke into the Balloon Fiesta warehouse on Thursday and stole an entire remote control balloon kit. According to a spokesperson with Balloon Fiesta, ...