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.

Netflix's "Trainwreck" docuseries will feature an episode on the 2009 Balloon Boy hoax. The hoax involved Richard Heene falsely claiming his son Falcon was trapped in a runaway balloon.

Long Island High School for the Arts students will perform a new iteration of “Balloon Boy,” a comedy musical written by Long Islander Billy Recce.

The infamous Balloon Boy is all grown up. In 2009, when he was 6-years-old, Falcon Heene’s parents contrived an elaborate, globe-captivating hoax, all as part of a failed bid for reality show ...

Billy Joel's 1989 hit "We Didn't Start the Fire" got a modern-day update and — whether you like it or not — Fort Collins' infamous Balloon Boy hoax got a nod in the new song.

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 in the attic.

US parents in bizarre ‘balloon boy’ hoax granted pardon. Had falsely claimed their six-year-old son Falcon had floated away in a homemade balloon. Last updated: December 25, 2020 | 12:04.

Richard and Mayumi Heene falsely claimed in 2009 that their six-year-old son Falcon had floated away in a home-made balloon shaped like a flying saucer.

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 away in a large, UFO-like ...

Parents Convicted in 2009 'Balloon Boy' Hoax Pardoned by Colorado Governor "We are all ready to move past the spectacle from a decade ago," Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said. By.

The parents behind the 2009 “Balloon Boy” hoax were pardoned Wednesday by Colorado’s governor, who said Richard and Mayumi Heene have suffered enough since claiming their 6-year-old son was ...

Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty in 2009 after telling authorities that their aptly named 6-year-old son Falcon was inside a silver helium balloon that took off from their backyard.