This year would have been Cameron's 8th birthday (our first without him). All over balloons were launched in his memory.Found a balloon in the woods. With a note attached. Mass balloon releases are illegal in several states, cities, and countries. It states that intentionally releasing, or organizing a release of balloons is prohibited and is considered to be a form of "littering" and "dumping." Customer: I have a balloon mortgage. Can the lender pull the note before end of term. The first balloon has been found! On January 6th, exactly 1-week after the balloon launch, we got our first email.