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Balloon Boy Dad Called TV Station, Then Police

Richard Heene called station with helicopter

By Kate Schwartz,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 17, 2009 8:15 AM CDT

(Newser) – A detail that's sure to bolster hoax-believers in the odd tale of balloon boy: Turns out dad Richard Heene phoned a TV news station that had a helicopter before calling 911 after learning that 6-year-old Falcon had supposedly drifted off in a flying saucer-shaped helium...   Read full story »

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