<p>Balloonfest '86 was a <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundraising" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">fundraising</a> event in <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Cleveland</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Ohio</a>, United States, held on September 27, 1986, in which the local chapter of <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Way" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">United Way</a> set a <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_record" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">world record</a> by <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_release" target="_blank" rel="noopener">releasing</a> almost 1.5 million <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">balloons</a>.<a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloonfest_%2786#cite_note-summer-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[2]</a> The event was intended to be a harmless <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publicity_stunt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">publicity stunt</a>. However, the released balloons drifted back over the city and <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Lake Erie</a> and landed in the surrounding area, causing problems for traffic and a nearby airport. In consequence, the organizers faced lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages,<a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloonfest_%2786#cite_note-clevelandcom811-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[1]</a> and cost overruns put the event at a net loss.<a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloonfest_%2786#cite_note-michael-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[3]</a></p>

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