![Claim to world record for 'Balloonfest '86' is not all hot air: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff - cleveland.com Claim to world record for 'Balloonfest '86' is not all hot air: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff - cleveland.com](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/Y-pr8fBcRA4ITuiPX_VEIXGDFeQ=/1280x0/smart/advancelocal-adapter-image-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/image.cleveland.com/home/cleve-media/width2048/img/plain-dealer/photo/2011/08/-40e57077f0a44712.jpg)
Claim to world record for 'Balloonfest '86' is not all hot air: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff - cleveland.com
![The 1986 Balloon Fest Disaster Killed 2 Men and Caused Untold Damage | View Photos & Videos - Derelict Doug The 1986 Balloon Fest Disaster Killed 2 Men and Caused Untold Damage | View Photos & Videos - Derelict Doug](http://www.derelictdoug.net/uploads/3/0/6/3/30634793/published/1986-balloon-disaster-8_1.jpg?1536544367)
The 1986 Balloon Fest Disaster Killed 2 Men and Caused Untold Damage | View Photos & Videos - Derelict Doug
![Tugsan on Twitter: "@historydefined Apparently it was a disaster and the balloons ended up in Lake Erie.. https://t.co/ET4WaGgvWy" / Twitter Tugsan on Twitter: "@historydefined Apparently it was a disaster and the balloons ended up in Lake Erie.. https://t.co/ET4WaGgvWy" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUDnOeAWQAADN4r.jpg)
Tugsan on Twitter: "@historydefined Apparently it was a disaster and the balloons ended up in Lake Erie.. https://t.co/ET4WaGgvWy" / Twitter
![John Skrtic on Twitter: "Cleveland Balloonfest. Over 1.5 million balloons were released simultaneously (1986). Photographer: Thom Sheridan https://t.co/qEHgFJsuyw" / Twitter John Skrtic on Twitter: "Cleveland Balloonfest. Over 1.5 million balloons were released simultaneously (1986). Photographer: Thom Sheridan https://t.co/qEHgFJsuyw" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhsaN2DXoAAxblV.jpg)
John Skrtic on Twitter: "Cleveland Balloonfest. Over 1.5 million balloons were released simultaneously (1986). Photographer: Thom Sheridan https://t.co/qEHgFJsuyw" / Twitter
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The 1986 Balloon Fest Disaster Killed 2 Men and Caused Untold Damage | View Photos & Videos - Derelict Doug
![Balloonfest 1986: A fundraising publicity stunt organized by United Way that released almost 1.5 million balloons in downtown Cleveland. It caused traffic problems, shut down a nearby airport runway, and interfered with Balloonfest 1986: A fundraising publicity stunt organized by United Way that released almost 1.5 million balloons in downtown Cleveland. It caused traffic problems, shut down a nearby airport runway, and interfered with](https://i.redd.it/d35gvkvgd6b71.gif)
Balloonfest 1986: A fundraising publicity stunt organized by United Way that released almost 1.5 million balloons in downtown Cleveland. It caused traffic problems, shut down a nearby airport runway, and interfered with
![Video: Happy 35th Anniversary to the Disastrous Cleveland Balloonfest of 1986 | Cleveland News | Cleveland | Cleveland Scene Video: Happy 35th Anniversary to the Disastrous Cleveland Balloonfest of 1986 | Cleveland News | Cleveland | Cleveland Scene](https://media2.clevescene.com/clevescene/imager/u/slideshow/37351288/screen_shot_2018-06-13_at_2.12.37_pm.png)