On 19 September 1783, the Aérostat Réveillon was flown with the first living beings in a basket attached to the balloon: a sheep called Montauciel ("Climb-to-the-sky"), a duck and a rooster. The sheep was believed to have a reasonable approximation of human physiology. The duck was expected to be unharmed by being lifted and was included as a control for effects created by the aircraft rather than the altitude. The rooster was included as a further control as it was a bird that did not fly at high altitudes. The demonstration was performed at the royal palace in Versailles, before King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette and a crowd.Gillispie, pp. 92–93. The flight lasted approximately eight minutes, covered , and obtained an altitude of about . The craft landed safely after flying.
on 19 september 1783 the aérostat réveillon was flown with the first living beings in a basket attached to the balloon a sheep called montauciel ("climb-to-the-sky") a duck and a rooster the sheep was believed to have a reasonable approximation of human physiology the duck was expected to be unharmed by being lifted and was included as a control for effects created by the aircraft rather than the altitude the rooster was included as a further control as it was a bird that did not fly at high altitudes the demonstration was performed at the royal palace in versailles before king louis xvi of france and queen marie antoinette and a crowdgillispie pp 92–93 the flight lasted approximately eight minutes covered  and obtained an altitude of about  the craft landed safely after flying