This circulation, known to balloon pilots as "the box," occurs about 30 percent of the time in early October. Pilots utilizing the box only need to change elevation to stay on course.

The Albuquerque Box is a wind pattern that sets up during the morning hours of Balloon Fiesta, mainly during October. In the early morning, during launch, winds at a lower flight level push ...

BalloonFest '86, an event that released 1.5 million balloons into the sky over Cleveland, was the first and last such fest, ... 150-by-200 feet "balloon box." ...