One of the more infamous apparent hoaxes to ever come out of Colorado is the subject of a new documentary on Netflix that ...

In 2009, a Colorado family falsely claimed their young son floated away in a homemade balloon. The boy later deflated the ...

Netflix’s “Trainwreck” anthology series will revive the story that took place on Oct. 15, 2009, as part of its survey of ...

It's been 10 years since police called the search for the infamous balloon boy a hoax, but even now, the boy -- now a teenager -- and his parents are standing by their story.. Richard Heene ...

In the Balloon Boy story, the saucer may have come crashing back to Earth, but the truth remains up in the air. Read More Weird News: A version of this story ran in 2019; it has been updated for 2025.

Balloon Boy – an appreciation. Oct 23, 2009, 6:34 AM | Updated: Mar 28, 2011, 3:51 pm. Share . Now that the balloon boy is yesterday’s news, the saga having apparently run its ...

The balloon proves to have a mind of its own and hovers nearby wherever the boy goes. A pack of jealous boys chases the boy, throws rocks at the balloon and finally manages to destroy it.

It’s been 10 years since the nation sat, transfixed, as a homemade balloon floated miles and miles over Colorado, purportedly with 6-year-old Falcon Heene (a.k.a. “Balloon Boy”) along for ...

Six years after the Heene family became forever linked with “Balloon Boy,” they’re living a freewheeling, rocking life in Spring Hill, Florida.

Six years after the Heene family became forever linked with “Balloon Boy,” they’re living a freewheeling, rocking life in Spring Hill, Florida.