HORDES OF BALLOONS DSNDING INTO FIELDS USED FOR LNDG AREAS CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE RIPE FOR GND ENCOUNTERS WITH ALREADY LANDED BALLOONS AT A BALLOON RALLY IN WISCONSIN.

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I WAS LNDG MY LIGHTER THAN AIR BALLOON IN A FIELD. 5 OR 6 BALLOONS HAD ALREADY LANDED AND WERE LAYING DOWN IN VARIOUS STAGES. THERE WERE ANOTHER 5-6 BALLOONS LNDG WITH ME AS WELL. AS I GOT ABOUT 50 FT FROM MY DESIGNATED LNDG SPOT; ANOTHER FLT CREW MOVED THEIR BALLOON TOWARDS A ROAD FOR PARKING. THEIR PATH WAS DIRECTLY ACROSS MY LNDG APCH. I IMMEDIATELY BURNED 2-3 TIMES TO ARREST MY LNDG AND GO OVER THE BALLOON SUDDENLY IN MY WAY. AFTER CLRING THIS BALLOON; MY ACFT BEGAN TO DSND TO THE GND AGAIN. BEHIND THE FIRST BALLOON WAS ANOTHER CREW MOVING THEIR BALLOON TOWARDS THE ROAD. I SETTLED MY BASKET INTO THE TOP OF THE SECOND BALLOON AND WAITED FOR MY BUOYANCY TO RESET AND LIFT ME OFF OF THIS ENVELOPE. THAT OCCURRED AND I FLEW OFF TO A LNDG ABOUT 1/2 MI TO THE N. NO DAMAGE TO EITHER ACFT WAS NOTED. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A FLT CREW TO MOVE THE ACFT WITH OTHER BALLOONS ON APCH. AS I FLEW OVER THE FIRST BALLOON IN MY PATH; THE PLT YELLED UP TO ME AND APOLOGIZED FOR THIS ACTION. I NEED TO YELL LOUDER TO ENSURE IN THE FUTURE THAT GND/FLT CREWS TRULY KNOW THAT I AM ON A FINAL APCH. I ALSO NEED TO BE MORE AWARE OF ACFT THAT COULD BECOME OBSTACLES TO MY LNDG DECISION. I HAD THOUGHT IN ADVANCE WHERE MY ALTERNATE LNDG SITE COULD BE. I THEN SWITCHED TO THE FIRST ALTERNATE SITE FOR A SUCCESSFUL APCH AND LNDG.