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 ...

Netflix's Trainwreck docuseries has covered everything from 2013's Carnival "Poop Cruise" to the deadly crowd crush at 2021's Astroworld Music Festival. Now the series turns its lens on one of the ...

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 ...

Now that the balloon boy is yesterday’s news, the saga having apparently run its course and the wheels of justice about to slowly grind the Heenes into dust, it may be time to step back and appreciate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Up, up, and away. On October 15, 2009, millions of people were glued to their TVs, watching what appeared to be a terrifying event ...

The family at the center of the infamous 2009 “Balloon Boy” hoax that took the nation by storm has a new excuse for their scam: the media “skewed the narrative to fulfill their need.” In 2009, the ...

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. The balloon boy saga will featured in a new installment ...

It has been nearly 16 years since the “balloon boy” story captured the attention of millions of Americans. Now, the family behind “one of America’s most infamous, and bizarre news stories” is speaking ...

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy — the latest in Netflix’s Trainwreck documentary series — is already one of the most popular films on the streamer in the U.S. What is the Heene family featured in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) — In October 2009 ...

The Balloon Boy hoax, which took place in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2009, is revisited in a Netflix docuseries, "Trainwreck." The incident involved a homemade helium balloon that allegedly carried ...