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

We’ve been keeping up with the most recent entries in Netflix’s Trainwreck series, which has become known for unpacking some ...

The former Fort Collins family at the center of the infamous 2009 Balloon Boy incident is now at the center of a new documentary.

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 ...

O n July 15, the Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy takes flight, chronicling the saga of the Heene family in Colorado, who sparked wall-to-wall cable news coverage in October 2009 when they ...

MY family and I made an experimental flying saucer. It wasn’t supposed to fly and it took off. I think my six-year-old boy got inside. He’s in the air.’ This bizarre emergency call ...

Balloon Boy is sorta like Fyre Festival or Savior for Sale crossed with Bubble Boy. Sorta. Performance Worth Watching: There ...

Richard and Mayumi Heene were accused of concocting a hoax after their 6-year-old son was feared to have floated away in a balloon in 2009. The boy was found safe at home. By Christina Morales In ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has granted clemency to the parents involved in the 2009 “balloon boy” hoax which sparked national attention. Polis announced Wednesday he’s pardoning Ri… ...

MarketWatch.com Balloon boy case a hoax, charges coming: Colorado sheriff By Andria Cheng , MarketWatch Published: Oct. 18, 2009, 2:50 p.m. ET Share ...

FORT COLLINS, COLO. — A runaway balloon purportedly holding a 6-year-old boy was actually a publicity stunt intended to get the family a reality-television show, but instead could result in ...

The so-called balloon boy incident captivated television audiences in 2009 as the parents of a 6-year-old — appropriately named Falcon — reported he had been carried away in a large, UFO-like ...