Balloonfest ’86 was a 1986 event in which the United Way of Cleveland in Ohio set a world record by releasing almost one-and-a-half million balloons. The event was intended to be a harmless publicity stunt, but the balloons drifted back over the city and landed in the surrounding area. Event also interfered with a United States Coast Guard search for two boaters who were later found drowned.
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Balloonfest ’86 was a 1986 event in which the United Way of Cleveland in Ohio set a world record by releasing almost one-and-a-half million balloons. The event was intended to be a harmless publicity stunt, but the balloons drifted back over the city, Lake Erie, and landed in the surrounding area, and caused problems for traffic and a nearby airport. Event also interfered with a United States Coast Guard search for two boaters who were later found drowned.
In consequence, the organizers and the city faced lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages, and cost overruns put the event at a net loss. The stunt was coordinated by Balloonart by Treb, a Los Angeles-based company that spent six months preparing for it. United Way originally planned to release two million balloons, but eventually stopped at over 1. 4 million.
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