Archive for January 3, 2011
An Unusual Occurrence…
by John Weckerle
As we drove east along 1-40 returning from Albuquerque at about 8:40 this morning, we were treated to an unusual sight: a balloon drifting along north of the highway. We first noticed it from the Tijeras area, and checked periodically as we proceeded. We found ourselves getting closer and closer, and sure enough – the balloon arrived at New Mexico Central headquarters exactly as we did, flying along the ridge just a couple of hundred yards away and continuing east to points unknown. Balloon overflights are a rare occurrence in our neck of the woods, so we figured we might as well share the spectacle with our readers.