1.   A cloud of helium-filled silver balloons, black ribbons streaming down, greeted guests.

2.   Cheryl carries a tiny silver balloon on a stick.

3.   Reporters flying over the landing site in a jet saw the silver balloon half-deflated after it seemed to have hit a row of trees.

4.   Streamers, Star Trek posters and some silver balloons would have to suffice for interior decorating.

5.   The saucer is a two-foot-wide silver Mylar balloon that must be filled with helium.

6.   An Associated Press photographer flying over the area saw the silver balloon on the ground on the outskirts of this far southern city, near the border with Uruguay.

7.   As sun flooded the snowy landscape, a cheer from thousands of well-wishers went up and Piccard and English co-pilot Brian Jones floated away in their huge silver balloon.

8.   Because Piccard and Jones are close to the equator, theur huge silver balloon has been blocking satellite communications and the team has had to relay on radio relays.

9.   Beijing objected that the slow-moving silver balloon would have been a safety risk to other aircraft during the busy Chinese New Year holiday.

10.   Because Piccard and Jones are close to the equator, their huge silver balloon has been blocking satellite communications.