United States, 39.76, -98.5WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)1963In this series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips from 1963, workers attempt to launch a high-altitude balloon, which ultimately collapses. When the clips begin, the balloon is shown aloft with the top portion inflated. It is connected to the ground at its base and also by cords that are attached to the inflated portion. The next clip shows the base of the balloon, which is resting on a large stack of boxes. Several men walk around on the ground next to the boxes. Some of the men are holding ropes that are attached to the balloon. The film cuts to an unidentified man in a hard hat climbing a ladder that is angled upwards toward the balloon. The man reaches the end of the ladder and then reaches out and touches a part of the balloon. The film then cuts to the balloon collapsing, engulfing the man on the ladder. The balloon is shown aloft again for a few seconds, then it is shown collapsing completely and dropping to the ground.Title supplied by cataloger.Clip number: wsbn31927video/mp4http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection.Balloon ascensionsSeries of WSB-TV newsfilm clip of workers attempting to launch a high-altitude balloon, which ultimately collapses, 1963MovingImage