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 frantic search for 6-year-old Falcon Heene, dubbed Balloon Boy, flooded the news in October 2009 after his parents reported that he was alone in a homemade, helium-powered balloon flying over ...

"Balloon Boy" Falcon Heene is now 16 and in a heavy metal rock band with his brothers Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her ...

The scene of Falcon Heene’s harrowing flight in his father’s weather balloon “swept the country” Thursday, said C.W. Nevius in the San Francisco Chronicle. It was well “on its way to becoming the most ...

Netflix's new documentary, Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, explores how a young boy named Falcon Heene was caught up in one of the most unusual nationwide investigations and what happened to him in the years ...

Here’ the GMA clip again. Take note of what’s happening in the interview when Falcon begins to get sick. Also, note Richard Heene’s classy admonition to Falcon not to trip on his mic wire on his way ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) — In October 2009, the story of “Balloon Boy” was born. Falcon Heene was just 6 years old at the time. While his parents searched high and low for Falcon, he was hiding out ...

Falcon Heene may not have fallen from the balloon Thursday and could be somewhere on the ground, a spokeswoman for Larimer County Sherriff's Office said on Thursday. The 6-year-old may not have fallen ...

It was a question being asked everywhere Friday, one day after the balloon drama unfolded live on television during a frenzied search before little Falcon Heene was found. By The Associated Press FORT ...

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 ...

While authorities desperately searched for "Balloon Boy" Falcon Heene, his parents allegedly plotted the flight as a publicity stunt The frantic search for 6-year-old Falcon Heene, dubbed Balloon Boy, ...