Fastest speed by balloon, manned (non-FAI)
- Who
- Steve Fossett
- What
- 322.25 kilometre(s) per hour
- Where
- Australia
- When
- 01 July 2002
The greatest speed ever reached in a manned balloon is 322.25 km/h (200.23 mph), achieved by Steve Fossett (USA) in Bud Light Spirit of Freedom on 1 July 2002, during his successful solo circumnavigation of the world.