The 2009 spectacle of a balloon drifting miles with—allegedly—a child on board captivated the nation then turned darker.

Though the documentary didn’t really change my mind, and I still think that the whole October 2009 incident about a young boy ...

"Balloon boy" Falcon Heene was the focus of national attention in October 2009, after his family claimed he was adrift in a ...

The Balloon Boy became world famous in 2009 after his family said he was floating thousands of feet in the air in a homemade ...

In 2009, a Colorado family falsely claimed their young son floated away in a homemade balloon. The boy later deflated the ...

Balloon Boy made its release on July 15, 2025, which explored the story of the Heene family, who were charged with the Balloon Boy Hoax incident.

Millions tuned in as helicopters pursued the balloon across the sky, only to learn later that Falcon was safe at home the entire time. This new documentary attempts to reframe the story, but it’s not ...

Netflix's Trainwreck, the anthology docuseries that covers the most chaotic headlines that have ruled people's memories in recent times, featured the 2009 Balloon Boy incident in the latest episode.

Balloon Boy' About? In Balloon Boy, the truth is stranger than fiction. The Heene family in Colorado appeared to be an ...

One of the more infamous apparent hoaxes to ever come out of Colorado is the subject of a new documentary on Netflix that ...

Richard Heene made headlines in 2009 when an eccentric backyard experiment put his and his family’s future in great turmoil.

Balloon Boy!Trainwreck: Balloon Boy reveals that Richard and Mayumiu Heene pleaded guilty to their respective charges, but they were surprisingly pardoned in 2020, raising the question of why. Netflix ...