The candle-lit hot air balloons are popular at Asian festivals%2C weddings and other events The National Association of State Fire Marshals says they are a fire hazard A manufacturer says they ...

A sky lantern is a paper sack suspended over a flame, usually from a small candle. The hot air from the flame causes the balloon to rise into the air and be carried off by the wind. "Although they ...

In late May, the City Council banned the sale, possession and use of sky lanterns. They are small hot air balloons, typically made of paper or another combustible, with an opening at the bottom ...

The paper lanterns consist of a candle or a fuel cell ... "But I'd say 99% of UFO reports involving orange lights in the sky these days are attributable to these lanterns." One of the earliest ...

This is why you should think twice about letting off sky lanterns. They look beautiful ... as this picture of a barn owl trapped in the wire and paper shows. It couldn’t get out and was found ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. They’re a stunning sight — multiple illuminated paper lanterns launched into a night sky to mark a wedding, a birthday, a vigil, the end of a music festival.