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KRQE Classics: Visitors at the 1991 Balloon Fiesta get great look at balloons slow lift off
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – To celebrate the 54th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, we've been digging into our archives to find original reports we've done over the years. One morning in 1999, visitors and balloon pilots were worried about high winds at Balloon Fiesta.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – To celebrate the 54th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, we've been digging into our archives to find original reports we've done over the years. In 1999, the last weekend of Balloon Fiesta, it was unclear if there would be a mass ascension.
BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – To celebrate the 54th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, we've been digging into our archives to find original reports we've done over the years. As thousands of visitors from around the world come together to see the 1991 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, several hotels from a…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – To celebrate the 54th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, we've been digging into our archives to find original reports we've done over the years. 1999 marked a huge year for the world, being the last year of the millennium.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – To celebrate the 54th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, we've been digging into our archives to find original reports we've done over the years. Each year, launch directors, also known as "Zebras," help balloons take off in an orderly fashion.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – To celebrate the 54th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, we've been digging into our archives to find original reports we've done over the years. Several young kids from low-income families were given a huge opportunity in 1991, experiencing liftoff from a balloon f…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – To celebrate the 54th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, we've been digging into our archives to find original reports we've done over the years. For many years, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was held at Balloon Fiesta Park.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – To celebrate the 54th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, we've been digging into our archives to find original reports we've done over the years. One morning in 1999, visitors and balloon pilots were worried about high winds at Balloon Fiesta.
