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Are hot air balloons regulated by ATC or can they fly without reporting to ATC?

My question is: are hot air balloons required to report to ATC or are they allowed to fly on their own without reporting to ATC? I know that all commercial aircraft, no matter the size, must cooperate ...
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Does aircraft/ATC get any information directly from a weather balloon?

We have been launching radiosonde (a meteorological instrument containing GPS and other sensors to measure meteorological variables attached to a balloon filled with Hydrogen) to obtain meteorological ...
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Do hot air balloon pilots file flight plans?

Are hot-air balloon pilots ever required to file flight plans? (can they file?)
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