A spectacular host of hot air balloons took to the skies over the Longleat Estate, UK in their hot air balloon Sky Safari festival on September 9, 2023. (Photo by Mark Passmore/Apex News)





Nearly 500 balloons begin to take off during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Saturday, October 7, 2023 in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/AP Photo)





A group of people watch as hot air balloons rise during the 21st International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Leon, Guanajuato state, Mexico on November 17, 2023. (Photo by Ulises Ruiz/AFP Photo)





Hot air balloons fly during the third day of the 21st International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Leon, Guanajuato state, Mexico, on November 19, 2023. (Photo by Ulises Ruiz/AFP Photo)





People cast shadows as they walk by a hot air balloon during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday, October 13, 2023. (Photo by Chancey Bush/Albuquerque Journal/Zuma Press)





Launch Director Kat Brennan signals for a pilot to go ahead and take off Saturday, October 7, 2023, during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/AP Photo)





Hot-air balloons glide over the historical Cappadocia region with Turkish flags to mark August 30 Turkiye's Victory Day in Nevsehir, Turkiye on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Behcet Alkan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A general view of hot air balloons, almost 556,306 local and foreign tourists get on within January-October period of this year, gliding over the historical Cappadocia, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, in Nevsehir, Turkiye on November 7, 2023. (Photo by Behcet Alkan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Clarissa is lifted into the air by her father as hot air balloons take flight at sunrise during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 13, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP Photo)





Balloons launch Sunday evening, August 20, 2023, from Simard- Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston, Maine, on the last day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival. (Photo by Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP Photo)





Balloons launch Sunday evening, August 20, 2023, from Simard- Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston, Maine, on the last day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival. (Photo by Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP Photo)





Balloons launch Sunday evening, August 20, 2023, from Simard- Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston, Maine, on the last day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival. (Photo by Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP Photo)





Hot air balloons light up during the “Magic Night” on the second day of activities of the 21st International Hot Air Balloon Festival, in Leon, Guanajuato state, Mexico, on November 18, 2023. (Photo by Ulises Ruiz/AFP Photo)





Balloons begin to take off during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Saturday, October 7, 2023 in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/AP Photo)





Balloons are illuminated during the Balloon Night Glow event, part of the Yorkshire Balloon Fiesta at Castle Howard in York, UK on Sunday, August 27, 2023. (Photo by Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images)