Naval Balloon Found by Fishing Boat; No Sign of Men, April 9, 1921

Balloon Picked Up, Men Are Missing

By the Associated Press

Panama City, April 9—The naval balloon which has been missing with five men since it left its anchor at Pensacola on March 2 was picked up in the gulf late yesterday by a fishing boat and brought here today. No trace of the crew was found.

From the front page of The Hickory Daily Record, April 9, 1921