# Hot air balloon?

**URL:** <https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/hot-air-balloon/55731>\
**Category:** Notable Activity\
**Created:** [October 3, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/hot-air-balloon/55731 "2019-10-03T14:12:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![cantrepeat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/cantrepeat/32/109439_2.png) [@cantrepeat](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/cantrepeat)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/hot-air-balloon/55731/1 "2019-10-03T14:12:47Z")

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Is this some sort of hot air balloon? Alt 60k and 18mph

[https://flightaware.com/live/flight/HBAL0325/history/20191002/1737Z](https://flightaware.com/live/flight/HBAL0325/history/20191002/1737Z)

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**Author:** ![obj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/obj/32/118984_2.png) [@obj](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/obj)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/hot-air-balloon/55731/2 "2019-10-03T14:28:58Z")

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Yes, usually Project Loon.

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**Author:** ![foxhunter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/foxhunter/32/113733_2.png) [@foxhunter](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/foxhunter)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/hot-air-balloon/55731/3 "2019-10-03T15:16:44Z")

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> [@cantrepeat](#):
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> Is this some sort of hot air balloon? Alt 60k and 18mph

> **[Loon LLC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loon_LLC)**
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> Loon LLC was an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary working on providing Internet access to rural and remote areas. The company used high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere at an altitude of 18 km (11 mi) to 25 km (16 mi) to create an aerial wireless network with up to 1 Mbit/s speeds. A reference to the balloons used, Project Loon began as a research and development project by X (formerly Google X) in 2011, but later spun out into a separate company in July 2018. In January 2021, it wa The balloons we...

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**Author:** ![cantrepeat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/cantrepeat/32/109439_2.png) [@cantrepeat](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/cantrepeat)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/hot-air-balloon/55731/4 "2019-10-03T15:43:14Z")

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That’s so cool!! I never knew!