UPDATE: ‘Balloon Boy’ Found Alive – Was Never Inside Balloon

KDVR: During a news conference at 4 p.m., Larimer County authorities announced that Heene was alive and well. He had apparently been hiding inside a cardboard box in the attic of the family's garage. Sheriff Jim Alderden was in the middle of briefing the media on the search for Heene when a deputy interrupted him with the good news.

October 15, 2009 at 2:47 pm - KUSA
Dateline: Denver, CO
SubjectoftheUSSA   October 15th, 2009 - 2:59 pm

wow, talk about some good parental supervision. hope this ends well and I think it will, if they can figure out how to stop this thing. unreal.

shane2813   October 15th, 2009 - 2:59 pm

WHO CARES??? GO AWAY.

DuBose   October 15th, 2009 - 3:00 pm

Harpoon it with a helicopter. That boy must be terrified. I know his parents are.

DUGinFLA   October 15th, 2009 - 3:01 pm

That darn George Bush! What was he thinking!

TMaximus   October 15th, 2009 - 3:02 pm

That’s not a “balloon”! This is the cover-up of the century! That, my friends, is a bonafide UFO! No balloon can possibly move that fast or shoot down approaching helicopters with energy beams.

1eyeninja   October 15th, 2009 - 3:02 pm

looks like a huge jiffy-pop bag, how about shooting some holes in it?

DuginFLA   October 15th, 2009 - 3:02 pm

By the way, I really hope this kid gets down safely, but how the HEL& did this kid get up in the air with this?

Ken   October 15th, 2009 - 3:03 pm

Obama will fix stuff like this ever happening again. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm.

Ryan M.   October 15th, 2009 - 3:04 pm

Coincidentally, his favorite movie is “Flight of the Navigator”.

bellsouth4   October 15th, 2009 - 3:04 pm

I hope the boy can hang in there, he must be terrified. Maybe they can shoot a bb gun into it to slow sink it or something…..

Dave   October 15th, 2009 - 3:04 pm

Lower a person from a copter flying high above and have them hook the top of the balloon. Then slice open the balloon and let the air out then a control descent. The kid is going to freeze unless they act soon.

Jakl   October 15th, 2009 - 3:04 pm

shane2813 why couldn’t you be on the ballon so we could shoot it down

FreemonSandleWould   October 15th, 2009 - 3:04 pm

These low IQ ninnies can not conceive that this child may have done this on purpose.

It is something I always DREAMED of when I was young!

somedude   October 15th, 2009 - 3:04 pm

Why does breitbart use msnbc for its tv feed? Stop feeding the network hits to support its lies and agenda. Hope the boy lands safely.

Ideas   October 15th, 2009 - 3:05 pm

I’d say parachute some delta force soldier to get back the control of the balloon, or get the kid out of the balloon and parachute down.

Joyce Ann   October 15th, 2009 - 3:05 pm

Fall on your knees and pray not only for his fast and safe return, but that and Angel stay beside him and calm his fears.

Jim112   October 15th, 2009 - 3:05 pm

Parent Of The Year Award!

Dex   October 15th, 2009 - 3:05 pm

wow I wonder where daddy was on this one? I have a feeling this will not end well. The helium will run out…….

James King   October 15th, 2009 - 3:06 pm

What’s Andrew Breitbart doing watching NBC News??

good samari10   October 15th, 2009 - 3:07 pm

Could they get a helicopter above it and blow it to the ground????!

John C. Randolph   October 15th, 2009 - 3:07 pm

just flying a helicopter a hundred feet or so above it should give enough of a downdraft to get it to the ground.

-jcr

Chris   October 15th, 2009 - 3:07 pm

The anchor said hopefully the rain will “cool down” the helium? It’s not a hot air balloon.

DK   October 15th, 2009 - 3:08 pm

Man that balloon is trucking! Didn’t think they moved that fast, must have some strong winds.

Mud   October 15th, 2009 - 3:08 pm

Shoot it down when it violates restricted airspace?

Zebry   October 15th, 2009 - 3:08 pm

Why does it look like it’s going 200MPH? Seems like it might be the transportation of the future!

john663   October 15th, 2009 - 3:09 pm

shane2813, You’re a sick individual. “Who cares,Go away”, I hope you never have a six year old in trouble. I wish it were you up there.

Greg Streuber   October 15th, 2009 - 3:10 pm

Our prayers are with him and his family. This could turn out very badly. You may want to save your jokes until he is down and safe.

JDL   October 15th, 2009 - 3:10 pm

Richard Heene was on wife swap…

Danny   October 15th, 2009 - 3:10 pm

“Watch it live.”??????

That’s disgusting. Poor kid. I am horrified and disturbed by this story.

Alpha11   October 15th, 2009 - 3:10 pm

They need to send somebody up there to get him.

BigGuns   October 15th, 2009 - 3:10 pm

Sure this isn’t a hoax? There is probably no one in it, but if there is, I’m praying for him…

A. Gore   October 15th, 2009 - 3:10 pm

It contains CO2…SHOOT IT DOWN!

JohnQPublic   October 15th, 2009 - 3:11 pm

Take the kid (and any other children in the home) away from these “parents”. The first hint that they weren’t fit to be parents???….. they named the kid Falcon.

Assassin   October 15th, 2009 - 3:11 pm

Stupid kid. Time to cleanse the gene pool of one more idiot!

jktrig   October 15th, 2009 - 3:11 pm

The Air Force needs to dispatch a 2 teams of Pararescue Jumpers (PJ’s) and PaveHawk Rescue helicopters +ut of nearby Kirtland AFB in NM. These are the most qualified guys in the world to attempt an in-air rescue. They may also need supporting MC-130 aircraft for refueling.

DrPearl   October 15th, 2009 - 3:12 pm

If it had a nuke on it, I bet they’d figure out a way to get it down.

Homer J Simpson   October 15th, 2009 - 3:13 pm

Doh BART!!!!

Andrew Hamilton   October 15th, 2009 - 3:13 pm

Man…I hope this little guy is doing OK. He has to be terrified up there, bless his heart. Its an amazing creation of home made flight technology but its just harrowing to watch knowing that there is a 6 year old in there. I’m glad there are aviation experts involved in bringing this down safely.

Andrew Hamilton
Preciseplus Technology
http://www.preciseplus.com

bob   October 15th, 2009 - 3:13 pm

just follow him till he lands all baloons will come down, he is in no real danger. its obommas fault

Deb   October 15th, 2009 - 3:13 pm

His name is Falcon! how fitting!

Harry Reid   October 15th, 2009 - 3:13 pm

well, this just proves Rush Limbaugh is a racist

send Jessie (Shakedown) Jackson over to save the boy

husseinosama   October 15th, 2009 - 3:13 pm

It’ll come down eventually. Its a freakin balloon.

yo   October 15th, 2009 - 3:14 pm

how cold is it up there? 8500 feet?

JohnQPublic   October 15th, 2009 - 3:14 pm

I too vote for shooting it down. Dumb kid with poor breeding. One less person to pay for universal health insurance for. Darwin wins.

Boy in Balloon   October 15th, 2009 - 3:14 pm

Hi, I am the boy Falcon in the balloon!!.. I am typing from my laptop. This is awesome!! Yeahhh!!

John   October 15th, 2009 - 3:14 pm

We obviously need to outlaw hot air balloons. This is a prime example of how we citizens are incapable of responsibility. Please outlaw quickly!

Poop   October 15th, 2009 - 3:15 pm

Should be a no-brainer for Obama. Just use some of his magic powers.

Rob H   October 15th, 2009 - 3:15 pm

Why are you running an MSNBC stream? Are they struggling to find out how this balloon is proof that America is evil or something?

Stephan   October 15th, 2009 - 3:15 pm

Just don’t try to fly below it with a helicopter…

Tom   October 15th, 2009 - 3:15 pm

Six year-old are quick and dangerous, trust me, I’m the proud father of one. I hope this ends well.

toonsis   October 15th, 2009 - 3:15 pm

whats the parents name, oh-bomma mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm

Nancy PullHosey   October 15th, 2009 - 3:16 pm

well, we should give B. Hussein 0bama the Heisman Trophy for this daring rescue
maybe even a Medal of Honor

Craig Eliot   October 15th, 2009 - 3:16 pm

Hey dummies in the media … send a helicopter and somebody to rappel down to the thing and GRAB it …

Stu   October 15th, 2009 - 3:16 pm

Parachute down to it, grab on, dump chute, grab kid, jump with kid – pull reserve chute. easy right?

Americanobserver   October 15th, 2009 - 3:16 pm

Hmmm I see a lawsuit in this…besides…how do you “childproof a hot air ballon??”

Mike   October 15th, 2009 - 3:16 pm

Did they say that the kids name is Falcon?

Stupid Parents   October 15th, 2009 - 3:17 pm

What the hell is wrong with parents these days? I’d have child protective services taking these kids away asap

JohnQPublic   October 15th, 2009 - 3:17 pm

it’s coming down. this will be over soon. nothing to see here. again, darwin wins.

Cynthia   October 15th, 2009 - 3:18 pm

My prayers are with them all.

May he come back safely and gently down.

Mighty Mouse   October 15th, 2009 - 3:18 pm

Obama can rescue him with Air Force NONE !

Lets try our Missle defense shield, the new one that Obama thinks can save us from Iran !

robert   October 15th, 2009 - 3:18 pm

put a bullet hole in to create a slow leak to bring it down by loosing gas.

Kevin   October 15th, 2009 - 3:18 pm

Three sky-divers need to drift down on the balloon from above, secure it to themselves, deflate the balloon, then deploy their shoots.
I’ve watched way too many movies. God bless.

john Q   October 15th, 2009 - 3:18 pm

did anyone listen to the questions these reporters asked??!! “is the family worried?”
why on earth would you ask dumb questions that everyone already knows.

Bullwinkle Obama   October 15th, 2009 - 3:18 pm

Have the russians shoot it down with our missiles,
Hillary just gave them our launch codes.

cmoe   October 15th, 2009 - 3:18 pm

The boy is more then likely passed out from lack of oxygen… and the freezing weather at that altitude… Sad. I only hope it has a good ending…. But you bet in a couple of years NASA is going to have something out in a year or two… An controlable..

But The 6 year old got a lot farther then the Wright Brothers wouldn’t you say?

Paco   October 15th, 2009 - 3:19 pm

Amazing parenting! Another example of the terrible parenting skills that have spread through our country. Who wouldn’t be watching their kids like a hawk with such a contraption around?! Sheesh…

Rob   October 15th, 2009 - 3:19 pm

I hope for the best, but if this balloon filled with healium this kid is inside then he is going to suffocate to death.

Kerosene maxine Waters   October 15th, 2009 - 3:20 pm

well, we need to register all balloons on our tax returns from now on
that’ll prevent this kind of tragedy from ever happening again

had the kid been forced to wait 10 days to ride the balloon, again… this would NOT have happened

all white people should be forced to pay reparations because of this injustice
people are so ignorant that racism caused this !

Rachel M.   October 15th, 2009 - 3:20 pm

Oh Dear God, please keep this child safe. How horrifying.

Jay   October 15th, 2009 - 3:20 pm

Shoot it down.

Dumbasse   October 15th, 2009 - 3:21 pm

Barack Hussein Obama….mmmmm…..mmmmmm…..mmmmmm

JohnQPublic   October 15th, 2009 - 3:21 pm

Why aren’t they playing “Up, Up and Away” by the 5th Dimension??? That song never gets its due credit.

therrisq   October 15th, 2009 - 3:21 pm

This family was on Wife Swap. They were crazy on there too

BALBREAKER   October 15th, 2009 - 3:21 pm

shane2813 you need paralysis with an attitude like that. Being an a**hole will get you nothing.

Skeeno   October 15th, 2009 - 3:21 pm

Good God…that thing is hauling.

Larry   October 15th, 2009 - 3:22 pm

it’s beginning to look like a bumpy ride.

Michael Jackson   October 15th, 2009 - 3:22 pm

Ohhhhh I wish that little boy would peak his cute little head out so I could pleasure myself. Uhhhh!

Anotherjames   October 15th, 2009 - 3:22 pm

He’s 6. He’s probably having a blast. I’m praying for him. But HAHAHAHA. Seriously. Praying. Hope he makes it back to Earth safely. And HAHAHA.

Flanstev   October 15th, 2009 - 3:22 pm

Is Jackson and Sharpton in there?? Hope so.

husseinosama   October 15th, 2009 - 3:23 pm

“kind of a UFO shape” somebody needs ratings. seriously?

barack hussein obama mmm mmm mmm needs to get his nobel prize up there and kill those aliens

helena   October 15th, 2009 - 3:23 pm

can’t believe what’s happening…
is it possible to have several professional parachuters to grab the balloon and descend down together?
my only hope is for the boy to come down safely…

Raccoon Willie   October 15th, 2009 - 3:23 pm

Won’t he run out of oxygen if the ballon reaches a certain altitude? He might turn into a block of ice he gets up too high!

Anotherjames   October 15th, 2009 - 3:24 pm

He’ll be fine. Hopefully just the beginning of a dashing aviation career for him.

Douchbama   October 15th, 2009 - 3:24 pm

If the kid is black,
Obama will spend $500 million on a rescue mission and appoint four czars.

If the kid is white,
Obama will impose a new excise tax on white child balloon flying.

If the kid is an illegal alien,
send the rest of the kids family along to China because that is where they all belong.

Encee   October 15th, 2009 - 3:24 pm

First of all, it’s NOT a hot air balloon! If it was, it would be down already because of cooling with no supplement to heat it.
So, it is a helium balloon. He will sound like Mickey Mouse from the helium, provided he has enough oxygen content in the balloon. It is more likely that he will suffer frostbite. It will come down as the helium leaks out, slowly.
Problem is the rate of descent may be injurious!
Encee

Jim   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

Give him a Nobel Peace Prize!!!!

SubjectoftheUSSA   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

Great “Flight of the Navigator” reference haha, great movie. Looks like it’s losing a good bit of helium, they are going to follow this balloon for hours live. You’d think Obama’s voice would bring it down safe and sound, he’d have to switch it up to a South Denver Chicago accent tho.

Uenepa   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

Darwinism.

dontflagmebro   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

Good luck kid! Wow this is crazy. Powerlines and cold water would be my worries.

Zack Lee Wright   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

Very Bad Parenting. CPS needs to get involved. Doofus Parent(s) need to be put behind bars ASAP.

B. Hussein 0bamaPrompter   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

I’d say the boy was acting stupidly by getting in to the balloon
all a ploy by the racist, white police department
who were chasing him after he was caught trying to break into a house

let’s invite him over for a beer when this is all over

couch potato   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

Obama’s new Czar of Hot Air! If he survives. Good luck kid, hope you make it!

selfmademadman   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

Looks likes another candidate for the Darwin Awards.

Angel   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

We have a 6 year old boy and our thoughts and prayers are with this family…
We pray all will end well.

JohnQPublic   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

scramble the F-15s and shoot it down. this has gone on long enough. I have work to do.

Brandon   October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm

Why don’t you just pray real hard, on your knees, and the baby jesus will fly over to colorado and rescue this child on the baby jesus magic carpet. amen

ron   October 15th, 2009 - 3:27 pm

I used to hanglide around the Boulder/Ft. Collins area. I pray for the boy and his family. The relatively stable air currents on the lowlands should the craft relatively stable. It looks like he’s going a lot faster than 20 mph. The listing to port is a major concern, but might cushion the landing. As much helium as he’s losing, I’m hoping for a miracle and a safe landing.

That being said, I can’t help mentioning that the thing looks like a giant flying Jiffy-Pop.

Bobster   October 15th, 2009 - 3:27 pm

It’s not a balloon, it’s an airship! An AIRSHIP, d’you hear?! Balloons is for
kiddie-winkies! If you want to play with balloons, get outside!

SubjectoftheUSSA   October 15th, 2009 - 3:27 pm

lol Michael, but aren’t you up in heaven, fly down and help little Timmy and I’m sure you could have your way with him first before giving him back to the parents

Chris   October 15th, 2009 - 3:27 pm

Why not do something like a net between two helicopters to catch him. That way, the balloon itself is no where near the propellers, and I know the military pilots could do it. Fly in the opposite direction that he is flying until you catch him, then land on the ground.

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