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.

Fort Collins' infamous Balloon Boy hoax will be featured in Netflix's "Trainwreck" docuseries, which explores disasters, scandals and hoaxes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis pardoned the parents involved in the "Balloon Boy" saga of 2009 as part of nearly two dozen pardons and commutations on Wednesday.Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty ...

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 ...

'Balloon boy' hoax parents are pardoned by Colorado Governor more than a decade after conviction for falsely claiming their son, 6, was trapped inside runway helium 'flying saucer' - when he was ...