A gas balloon crashed near Crandall on Monday night after it hit a power station and exploded.
A gas balloon taking part in a nationwide race crashed near Crandall on Monday night after it hit a power station and exploded.The Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race officials confirmed the balloon belong to a team taking part in its race, which began on Oct. 7 in Albuquerque.
Poland Team 1's balloon piloted by Krzysztof Zapart and Piotr Halas crashed into the power station around 7:25 p.m.Both are said to be in stable condition.Several North Texans reached out to FOX 4 on Monday with photos and videos of a mysterious balloon floating overhead. The race is called the America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race, and it is modeled after the world's oldest air race, the Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett.
The balloons launched on Oct. 7 from the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Each balloon gets 1000 cubic meters of hydrogen gas and teams use different strategies to maximize their distance.
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