Search On for Balloon's Missing Box

6-year-old set off frantic search after hot-air balloon took off

(AP) - A 6-year-old Colorado boy thought to have floated off in a helium balloon has been found safe at his home—hiding in a cardboard box in the garage attic. Sheriff Jim Alderman turned to reporters during a news conference and gave a thumbs up. "He's at the house." Falcon Heene was apparently hiding there the entire time a frantic rescue effort unfolded on live TV. More»

Falcon Heene vomits twice on-air during morning show rounds

(NEWSER) - The Heene family made the morning show rounds today, denying that the “Balloon Boy” saga and search for assumed-missing son Falcon was a publicity stunt. “I went through such a rollercoaster of emotions yesterday, to have people say that, I think is extremely pathetic,” dad Richard told Good Morning America. Falcon, who suffers from asthma, vomited on-air during that and a subsequent interview. More»

(AP) - A 6-year-old boy is missing after he supposedly floated away in his father's homemade balloon over the skies of Denver. The craft came down about 3:30pm, after two hours in the air, but the youngster wasn't inside. His fate remains unclear, and it's possible that he fell out during its flight or before it lifted off—or that he never got in the craft in the first place. Police are conducting a neighborhood search. More»

Falcon Heene tells CNN 'we did this for the show'

(NEWSER) - An apparent "slip" by Falcon Heene has fueled frenzied internet speculation that yesterday's balloon hoohah was a publicity stunt orchestrated by his family. When his dad asked him during a CNN interview with the family why the 6-year-old didn't come out of the attic when people were calling his name, Falcon responded: "You guys said we did this for the show." His mother leaned over to look at him and said: "No." More»

Internet entrepreneurs quick to milk Falcon Heene's 15 minutes for own gain

(NEWSER) - As if anyone doubted the internet-meme potential of today’s Colorado balloon episode … well, there’s a T-shirt for that. Internet entrepreneurs are already on Zazzle.com with a cartoon of the craft at one point thought to be carrying 6-year-old Falcon Heene, with the caption “Go Falcon, Go!” Just $17.95, plus shipping, at the link at bottom right. More»