09-10-2017 20:19 via krqe.com

Balloons launched Monday after wind delay

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A windy morning made for an uncertain ascension at the Balloon Fiesta, but in the end, some balloons did end up in the air.
The balloons were set to launch at 7 a.m. but officials put off giving the green light until after 7:30 a.m.
The delay forced the cancellation of Monday’s flying competition. “The balloons launching from the field here would be flying towards the Indian reservation and that’s a lot of balloons that way. We thought
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