Falcon Heene, “Balloon Boy” found hiding in an attic

October 15, 2009 by Baby Chums
Filed under: News, Weird

Six-year-old, Falcon Heene, was thought to be missing in a flyaway balloon, but has been found alive and well after hiding in a box in the attic the whole time.

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderman held thumbs up to reporters at a media conference and said, “He’s at the house.”

Alderden said, “He was found in a box in the attic above the garage,”

The “Balloon Boy” saga, the culmination of a two-hour, 80km journey through two counties, captivated people around the world as they stopped to watch the sight on television. A flying saucer looking balloon gliding through the air, with what they thought was a small boy inside an attached box.

One of the boy’s two older brothers said Falcon Heene had get into a box that was attached to the balloon with pegs.

Colorado Army National Guard sent a helicopter and was preparing to send a Black Hawk to try to rescue the boy. Pilots of ultralight aircraft were also contacted and consulted abouth the possibility of weighing down the homemade craft. The saga also led to a shutdown of northbound departures from one of the nation’s busiest airports.

Eventually the balloon landed on its own in a dirt field.

View the video of Falcon supposedly flying through the air via YouTube;