THE TWO EAGLES GAS BALLOON AND ITS PILOTS HAVE NOW BEEN ALOFT MORE THAN A DAY-AND-A-HALF, AND ARE OVER A FIFTH OF THE WAY TOWARDS THEIR GOAL OF SETTING A NEW DISTANCE RECORD FOR A GAS BALLOON. AS OF THIS MORNING ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON PILOT TROY BRADLEY AND CO-PILOT LEONID TIUKHTYAEV HAVE TRAVELED OVER 12-HUNDRED MILES, AVERAGING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MILES AN HOUR AT AN ALTITUTIDE ABOVE 18-THOUSAND FEET.
THE BALLOON TOOK OFF FROM SAGA,JAPAN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH CALIFORNIA SOMETIME FRIDAY, THEN CONTNUE ON. MISSION CONTROL FOR THE FLIGHT IS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON MUSEUM.
