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

Balloon Boy explores how 6-year-old Falcon Heene became the center of the balloon boy hoax in 2009 and where he is today.

Directed by Gillian Pachter, Trainwreck: Balloon Boy features new interviews with members of the Heene family — including dad Richard, who built the infamous flying saucer, and his son Falcon ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) - Not to inflate the story of a boy and his balloon beyond what it was, but it seemed only a matter of time before someone set an incident with this much hot air to music ...

DENVER — The notorious Balloon Boy hoax that captivated the world 16 years ago will be featured in Netflix's upcoming docuseries "Trainwreck." The "Balloon Boy" incident happened in October 2009 ...

America was transfixed as it watched a silver helium balloon - said to be carrying a frightened 6-year-old boy - sail through the Colorado sky Thursday morning. As the saucer-shaped balloon ...

The boy and the balloon A heart-stopping media spectacle ends as 6-year-old Falcon Heene is found safe. But what were we watching, and why? By Heather Havrilesky.

On Oct. 15, 2009, a nation collectively held its breath as a homemade helium-filled balloon glided along the Front Range sky for 90 minutes, allegedly with a 6-year-old boy named ...

The family behind the "balloon boy" controversy is speaking out in an upcoming Netflix documentary, and PEOPLE has an exclusive trailer.

NEED TO KNOW. The Heene family, who was at the center of the "balloon boy" controversy in 2009, is speaking out in an upcoming Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy. PEOPLE has an exclusive ...