Stolen hot air balloon restored ahead of Balloon Fiesta [Video]

THOUSANDS OUT BRIGHT AND EARLY. BUT WITH ALL THE VISITORS, IT CAN ATTRACT SOME NEGATIVE ATTENTION. ONE CREW BARELY MADE IT THEIR BALLOON WAS STOLEN A FEW MONTHS AGO. LISA MUNOZ SPOKE WITH A PILOT WHO SAYS THEY JUST FINISHED REPAIRS TODAY. LITERALLY TODAY IS THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ACTUALLY FLY OUR SYSTEM. WE’VE HAD JUST AWESOME SUPPORT FROM THE BALLOONING COMMUNITY. VINCENT, THE OWNER OF THE BURNING DESIRE HOT AIR BALLOON, HAS WORKED FOR FOUR MONTHS TO BE ABLE TO FLY ON OPENING DAY FOR BALLOON FIESTA. I ACTUALLY DESIGNED THE BALLOON, SO I WAS OBVIOUSLY HAPPY TO GET THAT BACK. SINCE BEEN FLYING DURING BALLOON FIESTA SINCE 1997. ON JUNE 5TH, THE NEW MEXICAN INSPIRED BALLOON WAS STOLEN. SO WHAT THE POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME IS THAT IT WAS REPORTED AS A DOWNED BALLOON. SO HE THOUGHT A BALLOON HIT A …