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A hot air balloon is lit up by flame as it prepares to take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A hot air balloon is lit up by flame as it prepares to take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees walk past a hot air balloon as it is lit by flame while being prepared for take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees walk past a hot air balloon as it is lit by flame while being prepared for take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons are lit up by flame as they prepare to take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons are lit up by flame as they prepare to take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch and take pictures as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch and take pictures as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A crew member looks up as he fires flames inside a hot air balloon to lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A crew member looks up as he fires flames inside a hot air balloon to lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons lift off as the sun rises over the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons lift off as the sun rises over the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch and photograph as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch and photograph as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons lift off as the sun rises over the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons lift off as the sun rises over the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch and take pictures as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch and take pictures as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Two men walk inside a hot air balloon as it is prepared for lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Two men walk inside a hot air balloon as it is prepared for lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees walk past a hot air balloon as it is lit by flame while being prepared for take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees walk past a hot air balloon as it is lit by flame while being prepared for take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A man holds a guide line as he stands in front of hot air balloons being prepared for lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A man holds a guide line as he stands in front of hot air balloons being prepared for lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A man holds a guide line as he stands between two hot air balloons being prepared for lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A man holds a guide line as he stands between two hot air balloons being prepared for lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Shadows of attendees are seen inside a hot air balloon as it is prepared for take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Shadows of attendees are seen inside a hot air balloon as it is prepared for take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons drift in the sky as one is lit by flame after taking off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons drift in the sky as one is lit by flame after taking off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees walk past a hot air balloon as it is lit by flame while being prepared for take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees walk past a hot air balloon as it is lit by flame while being prepared for take off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A launch director signals attendees to get out of the way as a hot air balloon lands on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A launch director signals attendees to get out of the way as a hot air balloon lands on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



An attendee smiles as she watches hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

An attendee smiles as she watches hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A woman carries a toy hot air balloon across a field as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A woman carries a toy hot air balloon across a field as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A man uses his phone to take pictures as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A man uses his phone to take pictures as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch as hundreds of hot air balloons lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons rise over the Sandia Mountains as they lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons rise over the Sandia Mountains as they lift off on the first day of the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees walk by a hot air balloon lit up by flames as it prepares for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees walk by a hot air balloon lit up by flames as it prepares for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Crew members work to secure a hot air balloon after landing during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Crew members work to secure a hot air balloon after landing during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A hot air balloon floats over a parking lot during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A hot air balloon floats over a parking lot during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Crew members work to secure a hot air balloon after landing during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Crew members work to secure a hot air balloon after landing during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons drift through the sky during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons drift through the sky during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons drift through the sky during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons drift through the sky during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons drift through the sky during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons drift through the sky during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees look up as hundreds of hot air balloons are being prepared on a field before take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees look up as hundreds of hot air balloons are being prepared on a field before take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees look up as hundreds of hot air balloons are being prepared on a field before take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees look up as hundreds of hot air balloons are being prepared on a field before take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees are seen on a field with hot air balloons that are being prepared before take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees are seen on a field with hot air balloons that are being prepared before take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees look up as hundreds of hot air balloons are being prepared on a field before take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees look up as hundreds of hot air balloons are being prepared on a field before take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hundreds of hot air balloons take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hundreds of hot air balloons take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hundreds of hot air balloons are being prepared on a field before take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hundreds of hot air balloons are being prepared on a field before take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hundreds of hot air balloons take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hundreds of hot air balloons take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A hot air balloon takes off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A hot air balloon takes off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A couple poses for a selfie as hundreds of hot air balloons take off from a field during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A couple poses for a selfie as hundreds of hot air balloons take off from a field during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A crew member prepares a hot air balloon for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A crew member prepares a hot air balloon for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A crew member holds onto a guide line of a hot air balloon as it is being prepared for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A crew member holds onto a guide line of a hot air balloon as it is being prepared for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch a hot air balloon gets lit by flames as it is being prepared for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch a hot air balloon gets lit by flames as it is being prepared for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch a hot air balloon gets lit by flames as it is being prepared for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch a hot air balloon gets lit by flames as it is being prepared for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A hot air balloon takes off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A hot air balloon takes off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



A crew member holds a guide line as a hot air balloon is being prepared for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A crew member holds a guide line as a hot air balloon is being prepared for take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Attendees watch and take photographs as hundreds of hot air balloons take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Attendees watch and take photographs as hundreds of hot air balloons take off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Hot air balloons drift through the sky during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Hot air balloons drift through the sky during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)



Pilot Chris Sabia works to secure the Wonder Bread hot air balloon after landing during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Pilot Chris Sabia works to secure the Wonder Bread hot air balloon after landing during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 4, 2015. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
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