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Illustration shows the ornate balloon used by Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and Girond de Villete in a captive balloon ascent from Paris, October 19, 1783, reaching an altitude of 330 feet for nine minutes. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)</div>
1783<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1783-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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