Drama in the Air, also known as Tragedy in Mid-Air, is a 1904 French silent short film directed by Gaston Velle and distributed in France by Pathé Frères.

A close-up of the balloon's basket shows the aeronauts saluting and observing through a telescope the city of Paris, some boats and a rocky shore.

Suddenly a storm breaks out, a flash of lightning sets fire to the balloon which falls into the sea.

[5] Scenes 1 and 2 were shot on location and showed the real preparation and flight of a gas balloon.

Scene 5 consist of a studio shot of a balloon model in front of a panning background of clouds with added effects figuring rain and lightning.

Scenes 6 and 7 consist of one shot filmed on location on a body of water and tinted blue.