The 2009 spectacle of a balloon drifting miles with—allegedly—a child on board captivated the nation then turned darker.

"Balloon boy" Falcon Heene was the focus of national attention in October 2009, after his family claimed he was adrift in a ...

Falcon Heene became the biggest news story in the country in October 2009 when he was reported to be floating over Colorado ...

Though the documentary didn’t really change my mind, and I still think that the whole October 2009 incident about a young boy supposedly being in a homemade flying saucer is some kind of hoax, I left ...

Balloon Boy made its release on July 15, 2025, which explored the story of the Heene family, who were charged with the Balloon Boy Hoax incident.

Balloon Boy!Trainwreck: Balloon Boy reveals that Richard and Mayumiu Heene pleaded guilty to their respective charges, but ...

Netflix's Trainwreck, the anthology docuseries that covers the most chaotic headlines that have ruled people's memories in recent times, featured the 2009 Balloon Boy incident in the latest episode.

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy is a Netflix documentary film that explores the Balloon Boy Hoax, which happened on October 15, 2009.

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy is available to stream on Netflix now. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also ...

Jay, Allyson, and Chelsea are joined by one of the Fox 2 meteorologists to break down the weather—then things take a turn as ...

Trainwreck’ filmmaker Gillian Pachter examines the possibility for Netflix, and in conversation with The Hollywood Reporter.

Balloon Boy is the latest addition to the streamer's anthology series, which features the most chaotic and maddening headlines that have dominated the public's memory in recent t ...