One day in 1777, Joseph Montgolfier was relaxing by the fire next was drying his underwear . Suddenly he saw as his shirt began to float in the air . In the end, he realized that the smoke has the power to lift and carry objects for distances . Then he told everything to his brother and hooked it up . Together they began to experiment which was the creation of the balloon . On 19 September 1783 they presented their first hot air balloon which was made of paper. After some time, the brothers made the first balloon , and launched him on a sheep, a duck and a chicken . The balloon flew for two miles and landed safely. Later, the brothers asked the king for permission to send people on the ball in the air the king agreed and took place the first manned flight on 21 November 1783.