Hot-air balloon with 13 people lands in California backyard: ‘out of a fairytale’

Pilot made emergency landing on small plot of grass at Temecula home amid low fuel and shifting winds A balloon landed in a southern California backyard – a balloon with 13 people. The enormous hot-air balloon, with a pilot and passengers in the basket, descended perfectly on Saturday on a small plot of grass at a home in Temecula. Hunter Perrin said he had no idea that he had visitors until a neighbor alerted him.