First balloon flight
- Who
- Unknown
- What
- First
- Where
- Portugal (Casa da India,Terreiro do Paço)
- When
- 23 July 1709
The earliest recorded ascent was by a model hot-air balloon invented by Father Bartolomeu de Gusmão (né‚ Lourenço) (1685-1724), which was flown indoors at the Casa da India, Terreiro do Paço, Portugal on 8 August 1709.