It was the story that had people around the globe on the edge of their seats. Everyone was led to believe that six-year-old Falcon Heene, also known as “Balloon Boy,” was stuck inside of a gas balloon ...

The whole world watched the run-away homemade hot air balloon and feared the worst for the little boy who was later found safe and sound at home. As details emerge about the family and their huge hoax ...

Falcon Heene became the biggest news story in the country in October 2009 when he was reported to be floating over Colorado in a homemade balloon — then his family's story really blew up Jessica Sager ...

The Balloon Boy Hoax captivated the nation in October 2009, when Richard and Mayumi Heene claimed their 6-year-old son, Falcon, was trapped in a homemade helium balloon shaped like a silver flying ...

The Balloon Boy hoax, which took place in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2009, is revisited in a Netflix docuseries, "Trainwreck." The incident involved a homemade helium balloon that allegedly carried ...

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 ...

Developer Mosa Motion Graphics LLC announced last month that they have developed a new iPhone application called "Balloon Boys" that is inspired by the televised plight of Colorado couple Richard and ...

One of the more infamous apparent hoaxes to ever come out of Colorado is the subject of a new documentary on Netflix that will debut next week. The balloon boy saga will featured in a new installment ...

When filmmaker Gillian Pachter watched the 2009 “Balloon Boy” saga unfold live, she told The Hollywood Reporter, “I couldn’t take my eyes away.” “I was scared, I but I was also very aware of how, like ...

Now that the balloon boy is yesterday’s news, the saga having apparently run its course and the wheels of justice about to slowly grind the Heenes into dust, it may be time to step back and appreciate ...