So the valve was opened rather freely, with the result that the balloon dropped a mile in three minutes.

Slowly they became aware that the balloon was dropping.

The balloons - nearly empty now - dropped flaccidly above us.

The balloon floated, dropped, bounded twice, wobbled and came to rest.

After three days, each balloon dropped an incendiary bomb.

He looked behind: the balloon was still dropping.

After the balloons dropped to the ice, both were recovered by ski-equipped aircraft.

She reached it at 35, and "nothing happened; no balloons dropped," she said.

His balloon dropped at an angle, passed through a gap between two trees and dropped right on target, in the center of the ball field.

The balloon crumpled, and dropped, with its basket, to the dark wet ground below.