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 family behind a dramatic flight of a helium balloon that floated free appeared on a reality show that highlighted ...

On October 15, 2009, 6-year-old Falcon Heene, aka the Balloon Boy, became the source of a wild goose chase that took Colorado authorities over both the land and air space of northern Colorado. After ...

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 ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Anyone who watched the news in 2009 will remember “Balloon Boy,” the viral news story about a six-year-old boy who, supposedly, was trapped inside a helium-filled flying ...

Could the UFO-hunting Heene family have been the Jon & Kate of the skies? TVGuide.com has learned that the eccentric storm chasers at the center of the "Balloon Boy" drama recently pitched a ...

Falcon Heene capivated the world in 2009 when it was feared he had floated away in a helium baloon. By THR Staff Balloon Boy is hoping to float his way up to music success. Falcon Heene became a media ...

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said documents show that a media outlet had agreed to pay “balloon boy’s” family. By The Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Investigators pored over e-mails, ...

‘Balloon Boy’ dad Richard Heene has struck a licensing deal which he hopes will make him a multi-millionaire, RadarOnline.com Online.com has exclusively learned. Heavy plant manufacturers AME ...

Richard Heene is a world-renowned inventor. Sure, he’s mostly renowned for inventing a little story about his son being horribly endangered but, hey, creativity is creativity. So that’s why we’re all ...

Left to right: Barb Slusser, Scott Stevens and Richard Heene on their YouTube show, "Psyience Detectives." NEW YORK (CBS) Will Richard Heene, the father of the now-infamous balloon boy, be out of jail ...