10-Minute Mystery: Balloonfest '86

Published: Nov. 3, 2022, midnight

In 1986, the United Way of Cleveland launched nearly 1.5 million balloons to set a new world record and call attention to its annual fundraising campaign. It was beautiful for a few minutes, but then a stormfront caused the inflated balloons to fall, causing car accidents, closing an airport runway, spooking horses, and hindering the Coast Guard's effort to find two missing fishermen.\nwww.ohiomysteries.com\nfeedback@ohiomysteries.com\nwww.patreon.com/ohiomysteries\nwww.twitter.com/mysteriesohio\nwww.facebook.com/ohiomysteries\nAudionautix- The Great UnknownThe Great Phospher- Daniel Birch\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices