'Balloon Boy:' 10 years later, the truth comes out
WEBOct 15, 2019 · FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Ten years ago, the world watched as a homemade balloon soared across the Colorado skies. And inside was a 6-year-old boy, probably terrified and possibly injured. Or so everybody …
Balloon boy hoax - Wikipedia
The Balloon Boy hoax occurred on October 15, 2009, when a homemade helium-filled gas balloon shaped to resemble a silver flying saucer was released into the atmosphere above Fort Collins, Colorado, by Richard and Mayumi Heene. They then claimed that their six-year-old son Falcon was trapped inside it. Authorities confirmed the balloon reached 7,000 feet (2,100 m) during its 90-minute flight. …
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'Balloon Boy' Parents Pardoned By Colorado Governor For 2009 …
WEBDec 24, 2020 · The so-called balloon boy incident captivated television audiences in 2009 as the parents of a 6-year-old — appropriately named Falcon — reported he had been carried …
'Balloon boy hoax' parents pardoned in Colorado - BBC
WEBDec 24, 2020 · In 2009 a US couple told the world their son had been carried away by a balloon. Rescue services scrambled to save him, but it was revealed to be a hoax and the …
Parents convicted in 'balloon boy' hoax pardoned by Colorado …
WEBDec 24, 2020 · Richard and Mayumi Heene reported that their 6-year-old son — who became known as “balloon boy” — had floated away in a homemade, duct-taped silver helium …
10 years later, 'balloon boy' and his family still denounce idea that ...
WEBOct 29, 2019 · Richard Heene defended the story that he thought his son Falcon floated away. It's been 10 years since police called the search for the infamous balloon boy a …
Balloon boy hoax in Fort Collins, Colo., still amazes 10 …
WEBOct 12, 2019 · After working on it for weeks, Richard Heene – the eccentric, storm-chasing father of three boys – claimed he was testing the balloon in the backyard of his family's Fort Collins home on Oct....
Parents convicted in 2009 ‘balloon boy’ hoax are pardoned
WEBDec 24, 2020 · Richard and Mayumi Heene reported their 6-year-old son had floated away in a homemade UFO-shaped silver helium balloon in 2009. Dozens of emergency …
10 years ago, Colorado's 'balloon boy' hoax captivated …
WEBOct 11, 2019 · After working on it for weeks, Richard Heene — the eccentric, storm-chasing dad of three boys — claimed he was testing the balloon in the backyard of his family's Fort Collins rental home on...
The Balloon Boy Hoax | Mental Floss
WEBOct 13, 2019 · On October 15, 2009, most of the major network and cable broadcasters interrupted their daytime programming to cover what appeared to be a silver flying saucer streaking through the air....
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