A mysterious white balloon that was seen flying through the skies attracted the attention of hundreds of onlookers. But who was steering the carrier and why was it slowly making its way across the UK?

THE mystery surrounding an unusual balloon spotted flying high above Essex has been solved. Yesterday afternoon, the large gas balloon was seen floating high in the sky over the county.

Scenery - the view from the gas balloon in the day (Image: Austria Gas Balloon Team) The plucky pair had started their journey from Burgkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany, and flown over France, Belgium and ...

the massive balloons are secured down with netting so they don’t fly away. Wright explained to NBC New York that it takes around eight hours to inflate the whole line-up of balloons and that ...

For most people, taking a hot-air balloon ride is a beautiful and oftentimes romantic excursion. But for those doing the actual flying, it's a lot of hard work. While reporting on Richard Branson ...