HOT AIR BALLON By gregpritchett15 Nov 21, 1783 HOT AIR BALLON INVENTED Nov 21, 1783 first flight of hot air ballon Period: Nov 21, 1783 to Sep 18, 2015 HOT AIR BALLON TIMESPAN Sep 18, 1784 FIRST HYDROGEN BALLON TOOK OFF Feb 1, 1785 FIRST GAS BALLON TOOK OFF Oct 20, 1876 BALLON CORPS WAS ESTABLISHED Apr 7, 1932 FIRST MANNED AIR BALLON TOOK OFF Jun 19, 1935 HELIUNM GAS BALLON SETS HIGHEST ALTITUDE Jan 20, 1978 FIRST BRISTOL AIR BALLON FIESTA TOOK PLACE Mar 9, 1988 HOT AIR BALLON REACHED ALTITUDE LEVEL OF 65000 Aug 31, 2005 WORLD RECORD WAS BROKEN WITH 75000 feet of altitude