Mountain Time Today:

The foil balloon, in the shape of a flying saucer, lifted into the air from Fort Collins at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, after the balloon became untethered from the boy's home.

The balloon landed about 2 miles northeast of Prospect Reservoir at 1:35 p.m., in Weld County, but the boy was not inside. That's about 50 miles from where the balloon lifted off.

Altitude maxed out at 15,000 feet.

ATB,
Sam

THEY FOUND HIM ALIVE, IN AN ATTIC BOX.
(or, "Go fetch me the paddle, son")

It now makes me wonder if any aeronautics expert spoke up about a balloon that size being able to haul a 6 yr old so high and fast.

"Before the balloon touched the ground, fears that the boy could be riding in the soaring vessel prompted the Colorado Air National Guard to launch a rescue mission Thursday afternoon to see if the agency could use a helicopter to steer the aircraft to safety, a spokesman said."

Glad he is safe.

I would love to know what the dollar figure this racked up between state/local police and ANG.

ATB,
Sam

Hope the attention-#@%$#! family pays for all the SAR and cop time & resources wasted ... dickheads.

Hoax, i called it :D...


:roll::wee:

I have to gloat my guss was right :roll:

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Originally posted by WIllardTheGrey Or the kid let the balloon go and now is hiding cause he just lost his dads gajillan dollar project.

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"He videotaped it and we watched it back and, sure enough, he got in," He said. "But obviously he got out." "I was in the attic and he scared me because he yelled at me," Falcon said. "That's why I went in the attic." "I yelled at him. I'm really sorry I yelled at him," Heene said, choking up and hugging Falcon to him during the news conference.

Glad that the little bugger is ok though.

Weather balloon + 6yr Old = Not going anywhere. I saw this video as it was coming in and everyone was freaking out, and you could tell there was nothing in it.

Sure glad he didnt pass out in the attic though

Yeah, I can imagine a pipe-smoking, aeronautics academic chuckling at the live TV. If they could guesstimate the relative size and inflation of the thang, I think they'd know there was no boy aboard.

Funny how one media yapper was going on about how the balloon was earlier wobbling around like someone was in it and then stabilized later - like the kid fell out.

I thought the kid was actually in there with cash, a gun, a passport, a disguise...and Al Collins along for the ride!

Apparently the family's always been a bit media / attention #@%$#!s, IDK i think they might have staged this whole thing out.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80785095/


looks like the boy said it was for the show!! damm hoax. Sounds like dad farted too, from being so nervous when Falcon said that LOL