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A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It's a 'Very Rare' Event

WIRED·Brian Barrett·about 1 month ago
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It’s not every day that a hot-air balloon lands in a residential neighborhood, much less in someone’s backyard. In more than 20 years as founder and CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides, Denni Barrett can’t recall that exact scenario ever taking place. That is, until Saturday morning, when it happened in Temecula, California. The video is now viral several times over on social media, but here’s how the full-length version plays out on YouTube : A backyard security camera captures a basket with maybe 10 people gently bouncing on a patch of lawn, eventually settling next to a wooden gate. The view switches to a smartphone camera, which starts on the smiling passengers before panning up to reveal an enormous blue hot-air balloon, still fully inflated, reaching toward the heavens. The backyard belongs to Hunter and Jenna Perrin, who seem like good sports and have been interviewed elsewhere . But after some quick sleuthing, WIRED was able to trace the balloon itself to Magical Adventures Balloon Rides.…

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