A hot air balloon was lifted into a cloud.

Attributes
ACN	266423
Time
Date	199403
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ts67
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	266423
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Took off from southfork ranch on northeast flight path. Cl 'G' airspace at liftoff. Transition to cl 'east.' climbed to 1000 ft and encountered no clouds, then climbed to 1500 ft and encountered patchy clouds. Immediately descended to 1000 ft and below for balance of flight to kitty hawk airport. Incident: cloud contact for approximately 30 seconds to 1 min during VFR only flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HOT AIR BALLOON WAS LIFTED INTO A CLOUD.

Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM SOUTHFORK RANCH ON NE FLT PATH. CL 'G' AIRSPACE AT LIFTOFF. TRANSITION TO CL 'E.' CLBED TO 1000 FT AND ENCOUNTERED NO CLOUDS, THEN CLBED TO 1500 FT AND ENCOUNTERED PATCHY CLOUDS. IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO 1000 FT AND BELOW FOR BAL OF FLT TO KITTY HAWK ARPT. INCIDENT: CLOUD CONTACT FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS TO 1 MIN DURING VFR ONLY FLT.

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.