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Tuesday
Fort Collins, CO

:34 - :41
Robert Sanchez
Reporter, 5280 Magazine

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REMEMBER BALLOON BOY?
THAT SAGA MESMERIZED THE WORLD EXACTLY TEN YEARS AGO -
AFTER THE FAMILY SAYS A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS TRAPPED IN A RUNAWAY HOMEMADE BALLOON FLYING UP TO SEVEN-THOUSAND FEET
THE WHOLE THING TURNED OUT TO BE A HOAX
AS NICOLE BRADY REPORTS FROM FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, THE FAMILY BEHIND THE SCAM NOW LIVES A VERY LOW-KEY LIFE
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Natsot
OCTOBER 15, 2009, MILLIONS OF US STOPPED WHAT WE WERE DOING AND STARED IN HORROR AS A HOMEMADE WEATHER BALLOON FLEW THROUGH THE SKY ABOVE FORT COLLINS
A FAMILY CLAIMED A SIX YEAR OLD BOY WAS INSIDE
Natsot: You see them moving in, they are running toward him He is located, he is alive, he is at the house
BUT THE STORY THAT UNFOLDED IN THE FOLLOWING HOURS WAS EVEN MORE BIZARRE
Natsot: We did it for the show
A PUBLICITY STUNT - AIMED AT SECURING A REALITY TV SHOW FOR THE HEENE FAMILY
Robert Sanchez, Reporter, 5280 Magazine:
It was supposed to be a little story that they would show to the Fort Collins newspaper that they hoped would blow up into something bigger
IT BLEW UP IN THEIR FACES, AFTER SERVING 90 DAYS IN JAIL, RICHARD HEENE MOVED HIS FAMILY FAR AWAY FROM COLORADO
52-80 MAGAZINE REPORTER ROBERT SANCHEZ TRACKED THEM DOWN NEAR UPSTATE, NEW YORK, FOR A PIECE IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE
Robert Sanchez, Reporter, 5280 Magazine:
I flew out and I hung out with them for a few days, they are really great kids, very friendly, extremely polite, I feel they are hard working
THE BOYS ARE IN A BAND TOGETHER AND NOW 16 YEAR OLD FALCON - ONCE KNOWN AS BALLOON BOY - BARELY REMEMBERS THE INCIDENT
RICHARD HEENE - PERHAPS THE LEAST SYMPATHETIC CHARACTER FROM THE SAGA - IS STILL ECCENTRIC
Robert Sanchez, Reporter, 5280 Magazine:
He showed me all these inventions, and all these kind of wacky things I think that's the enthusiasm with Richard that he sometimes has hard time tamping down on, which is what I think led to the whole balloon boy incident
HEENE CLAIMS HE WISHES THE WORLD WOULD FORGET WHAT HAPPENED 10 YEARS AGO - BUT HE STILL WON'T ADMIT IT WAS A LIE
Natsot/Heeney:
They lied to everyone, and they haven't stopped, they haven't stopped
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COLORADO HOAX HEENE FALCON