On Wednesday morning, a hot air balloon skimmed above the homes on KLO Road near Benvoulin Road.
Minutes later, it would land in a large field near the backyard of a residence.
Hot air balloons descending on strange areas of the city from Orchard Park Mall parking lot to a Dilworth cul-du-sac are no longer a shock to many Kelowna residents.
The Capital News asked readers where theysa国际传媒檝e seen a hot air balloon land in Kelowna? And, the answers didnsa国际传媒檛 disappoint.
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Capital News reader Dawn Pannell Douglas was given a balloon suprise one year when it unexpectedly landed in her parentssa国际传媒� front yard on her birthday.
A woman named Vicki claimed she saw a balloon land in Okanagan Lake a few years ago.
Nicole Desbiens said she has seen hot air balloons land in the backyards of neighbours on KLO all the time.
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In 2018, the Capital News spoke with Okanagan Ballooning owner John Klempner who said crews checked the upper air patterns before flights but the winds change.
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He said neighbourhood landings happen three to four times a year.
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Klempner claimed the weather is always changing, which makes landing unpredictable.
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