Falcon Heene became the biggest news story in the country in October 2009 when he was reported to be floating over Colorado ...

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy' revisits the controversial saga of the Heene family, who became a media sensation when their ...

At the age of 6, Falcon Heene became the center of National news. On October 15, 2009, the Heene family from Fort Collins, ...

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

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

While authorities desperately searched for "Balloon Boy" Falcon Heene, his parents allegedly plotted the flight as a publicity stunt ...

And if you don’t remember, you can relive this stranger-than-fiction event via the new Netflix documentary, Trainwreck: ...

Falcon Heene, the “Balloon Boy,” is now an adult working in Florida, and his parents have been pardoned for their crimes. On October 15, 2009, the American news media was glued to a story coming out ...

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.

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

O n July 15, the Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy takes flight, chronicling the saga of the Heene family in ...

Released on Tuesday (July 15) was Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, which centres around a story that made global headlines in 2009.