11.   Abandoned were spherical balloons whose stripes made their infrared emissions fluctuate, rigid decoys that looked like mock warheads and balloons that inflated to conelike shapes.

12.   All three balloons are hybrid types that use both helium and hot air generated by propane burners for lift.

13.   But the Mars balloon would be a much more serious affair.

14.   By then, the balloon was past any place where it could safely land, and China reluctantly gave permission to proceed.

15.   By then the balloon was already over the mountains on a course from Nepal into China, unable to return or land.

16.   Casey suggested the balloons were an attempt to help the swan get airborne.

17.   Cisneros also testified heroin balloons had been found buried in her back yard before by law enforcement officers executing search warrants.

18.   Coincidentally, the balloon was near the race track to give free rides to wheelchair-bound children.

19.   Everyone had always assumed the balloons must be insignificant in the Southern Ocean.

20.   His balloon is virtually identical to the one in which he made an earlier circumnavigation attempt one year ago.