Balloons skim bottom of low clouds for Saturday morning flight
Published 10:41 am Saturday, October 19, 2019
Balloons are reflected in the windows of the Belk entrance at Natchez Mall. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
Watching balloons bob up and down in the Natchez Mall parking lot. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
Balloons are reflected in the windows of the Belk entrance as spectators watch. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
Gary Whitby steers his balloon over the trees to the target behind the Natchez Mall. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
Gary Whitby throws his bean bag toward the target at the Natchez Mall. (Ben Hillyer /The Natchez Democrat)
Cyclists watch the balloons from the Natchez Mall parking lot. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
Hot-air balloons bobbed up and down below a low layer of clouds Saturday morning as pilots tried to catch what wind there was to steer their balloons to the Natchez Mall. In the end, one pilot — Gary Whitby — was the only pilot to successfully steer his balloon to the intended target.
Because of a change in the weather conditions, most balloons drifted over the center of town giving local residents an early morning balloon sighting.
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