Cleveland's 1986 Balloonfest Released 1.5 Million Balloons
The Atlantic · Documentary · 7 min · 2018 · YouTube title: The Doomed Cleveland Balloonfest of '86
Why it's here
Cited as a shorthand for a spectacularly misguided publicity stunt, or as a classic embarrassing Cleveland episode.
What it covers
A short Atlantic documentary on Cleveland's 1986 Balloonfest, when 1.5 million balloons were released at once and the attempt went badly wrong.