Netflix's latest Trainwreck documentary revisits the controversial Balloon Boy saga that captivated the nation. In 2009, audiences watched in horror as a homemade balloon believed to have a 6-year-old ...

Falcon Heene became the biggest news story in the country in October 2009 when he was reported to be floating over Colorado in a homemade balloon — then his family's story really blew up Jessica Sager ...

On October 15, 2009, millions of people were glued to their TVs, watching what appeared to be a terrifying event: a homemade helium balloon floating over Colorado, allegedly carrying a 6-year-old boy ...

While the balloon was airborne, Colorado Army National Guard sent a UH-58 Kiowa helicopter and was preparing to send a Black Hawk UH-60 to try to rescue the boy, possibly by lowering someone to the ...