A pair of hot air balloons 'hovered' in the saf air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	252644
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : saf
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 5 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : saf tower : det
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	252644
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

2 hot air balloons departed about the exterior boundaries of the air traffic area. Because of winds, they entered the air traffic area and became a factor for several aircraft. Hot air balloons should be more cautious of the winds, especially near the air traffic area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAIR OF HOT AIR BALLOONS 'HOVERED' IN THE SAF ATA.

Narrative: 2 HOT AIR BALLOONS DEPARTED ABOUT THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF THE ATA. BECAUSE OF WINDS, THEY ENTERED THE ATA AND BECAME A FACTOR FOR SEVERAL ACFT. HOT AIR BALLOONS SHOULD BE MORE CAUTIOUS OF THE WINDS, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ATA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.