Ever watch a balloon descend from the heavens?

I just witnessed an extremely rare phenomena for the first time. Many have watched as a careless child loses grip on their balloon and sends it soaring up into the sky, never to be seen again, but today I saw the end of that balloon's journey. It miraculously survived the upper atmosphere, birds, planes, and popping from the pressure difference to float gently back upon us. I just happened to look out the window and saw the lone pink balloon slowly descending from the sky and landing on the ground across the street.

Has anyone else ever seen this?