Mass balloon launch soars to record
 A hot air balloon festival in eastern France broke two records in as many days - first by sending up 408 piloted balloons in an hour, then by lining up 391 balloons on runways and sending them up together.
The sound of hundreds of gas burners blasting simultaneously is extraordinary, said Denis Martignon, a pilot who flew both days at the former Nato airfield.
			    
                    
                    
                    
 
 
 
 
 
 



