This Is Not A Joke! Boy Flies Away In Homemade Balloon!!!!

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A 6-year-old boy has floated away today in a homemade balloon in northeastern Colorado!!!

The balloon is saucer-shaped and covered with foil. The compartment where the boy is located sits below the balloon filled with helium and it is made of thin plywood. Apparently it was a project between the boy and his dad.

The balloon is currently about 8,000 feet in the air and projected to rise to 10,000 feet!

The Fort Collins police are among the authorities tracking the aircraft and it could wander into the Denver International Airport's air traffic control corridors.

This is awful–he must be terrified!

Hopefully he gets rescued somehow soon and can return to his family safely!

Update: The balloon landed and the boy was not inside! It is believed he fell out somewhere along the way.

So horrific!

Hopefully the little boy is found safe!

    Posted: Oct 15, 2009 at 3:21 pm / Email this  »

    164 comments to “This Is Not A Joke! Boy Flies Away In Homemade Balloon!!!!”

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    1. 1

      WTF ?



    2. 2

      He's as good as dead. Enjoy the fall!



    3. 3

      this is what happens when you live in the usa! stupid thing happen all the time and the rest of the world just laughs at you



    4. 4

      OMG that's crazy!! Dumbass parents for letting this happen though.



    5. 5

      WOW!



    6. 6

      Kid's prolly dead… can't you freeze to death way up there?



    7. 7

      If the boy survives, and I pray he does, little Falcon will become the new American hero, besting Chesley Sullenberger and Jessica, the Texas tot who fell down the well. He'll be on the "Today Show," sign a book deal, a be the new darling.

      But things are looking grim, and we don't know if there will be a positive outcome. PRAY FOR FALCON.



    8. 8

      just like Payne Stewart's plane, they need to shoot it down to save others…..kid's probably not afraid, probably having a good time, although I don't see any windows on the thing. E.T., E.T., let's go home!!!



    9. 9

      i know its not funny but HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. WHERE ARE THE PARENTS?



    10. 10

      HAHAHAHAHJAHJAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

      i hope your next to die =)
      xoxoxo



    11. 11

      WTF???????????



    12. 12

      omg



    13. 13

      that is insane! what a story to tell (if he survives) :(



    14. 14

      LMFAO. thats just really funnny. haha



    15. 15

      That poor boy.
      He'l either become a pilot,
      or this will scar him for life.



    16. 16

      hoyl fucking shit this is cool



    17. 17

      Poor kid. :-( I bet he's freakin scared as hell.



    18. 18

      No friggin' way! :O



    19. 19

      I bet you the boys Dad feels bad!! Lol



    20. 20

      Some people's kids.



    21. 21

      omg…I WISH that could happen to me, that's fuckin' awesome!

      :)



    22. 22

      His name is Falcon.



    23. 23

      wow hes only 6 he must be frightened. i hope all goes well pray for him



    24. 24

      OMG! Poor thing. I hope he gets back uninjured!



    25. 25

      WTF!?!?!? I hope this kid doesn't die!! That's insanity! A FACKING 6 YEAR OLD?!



    26. 26

      oh dear lord….poor little guy….i bet he was inspired by the movie "UP" :S
      i hope it turns out alright…



    27. 27

      The parents of the boy are storm chasers and they take their children with them when they chase after a tornado or anything..I live in Fort collins so this is the talk of the day..



    28. 28

      HOLY SHIT!!! yea, dont think he's gonna make it!



    29. 29

      This story sounds bogus.



    30. 30

      why would you pray for, if you believe in god which i do not, he put that kid in that situation anyway i think its call dramatic irony



    31. 31

      now that's terrific parenting!!!



    32. 32

      oh shit….i just remembered this is supposed to be a celebrity website……



    33. 33

      The family was once on wife swap. figures.

    34. nina1 says – reply to this


      34

      the globe has landed in Colorado and apparently there was nothing inseide



    35. 35

      HOLY SHIT!! this is scary!! its breaking news on CNN right now…freaky stuff! i hope he survives!!



    36. 36

      Wow thats kinda crazy



    37. 37

      what the fuccck?? people just get crazier in this world i swear…



    38. 38

      The balloon landed already, but there's nobody in it :x .



    39. 39

      the balloon landed in a farm, and the boy was not inside!!!! :(



    40. 40

      THIS IS FUCKED - I just heard on the news that he's not in the basket and fell out somewhere along the way!!!!!



    41. 41

      Re: Amanda Says
      the ballon thing will reach a max. of 10,000 ft., not high enough to start to freeze.



    42. 42

      hes not in it….those balloons are probably commonly mistaken as ufos



    43. 43

      he's not even in it



    44. 44

      Boy isn't in the balloon, however he is missing.



    45. 45

      There was no one inside the balloon. No body was found when it landed…



    46. 46

      LOL FUCKING HIGH-LARIOUS



    47. 47

      I told someone right away, there's probably no kid in there at all.

      I should get paid for this



    48. 48

      Stupid parents…They should be slapped in back of their heads!



    49. 49

      People are going to think it's a UFO…but wow, that poor boy.



    50. 50

      calm down perez there was no one inside



    51. 51

      It's not "believed" he fell out. There's a few errant reports something might have fallen, but they haven't checked the neighborhood yet, that the boy may have never gotten inside. The boy was also on Wife Swap earlier this year.



    52. 52

      dumbass

    53. cika says – reply to this


      53

      whaaaaaaaaaat???!!!



    54. 54

      OH MY GOD IT LANDED AND HE'S NOT IN THE AIRCRAFT



    55. 55

      Re: Amanda Says – You're stupid. Ft Collins is around 5,000 feet, and he is 8,000 feet off the ground. That is 13,000 feet. People live at 13,000 feet above sea level, dumbass.



    56. 56

      Why couldn't it have been Ali Lohan who climbed into the damn thing?



    57. 57

      This a really sad/scary story but I just can't help but laugh. HAHAHAHAHA
      This will probably end up as a movie in the next few years!



    58. 58

      the balloons landed with no boy inside this cant be good!!



    59. 59

      this is not funny i cant believe people are making jokes. the boy very well could have lost his life.. no one knows where he is as he took off in the balloon.. hoping he's okay *fingers crossed*



    60. 60

      My money is on the parents killing the 6 year old and all this was a cover



    61. 61

      His dad should win "Parent of the Year"



    62. 62

      Re: Brainbug – BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that's hilarious



    63. 63

      Re: Brainbug – lol exactly!



    64. 64

      His dad wanted him to use his AirMiles.



    65. 65

      At least he'll die a cool way.



    66. 66

      Jeez must have horrible parents..



    67. 67

      That kid is playing with Jessica Simpson's dog right now.



    68. 68

      i saw that wife swap episode.. they swapped with a family obsessed with keeping their children safe.. IRONY..
      *
      this is really sad.. some of you people are going to hell.. how can anyone wish death upon a 6 year old boy??



    69. 69

      Oh God, I hope the boy is safe, is there any chance that he was not in the balloon?



    70. 70

      WTF?!?



    71. 71

      Wow, that parent is a moron.

      Check out www.themodernframe.com



    72. 72

      There's a possibility the kid untied the balloon, got scared and is hiding. Hope he didn't actually fly off in the balloon and fell off.



    73. 73

      ok, no one in his family saw him untie the thing, they noticed him missing and the balloon missing also and thought that he might be inside. PEREZ stop making up news "it is belived that he fell out" and report it correctly. They are trying to find out what really happened as where people say they saw something fall to the ground from the balloon, nothing was in the area.



    74. 74

      Where the fuck were the parents when this shit happened?? Poor kid, I hope he is ok but I am not going to be too optimistic… What do you guys think is going to happen to the parents and the other two kids? (Oh, by the way - this is the storm chasing family from Wife Swap….the dad was on the Soup)



    75. 75

      WOW all of you inconsiderate pathetic excuse of people are INSANE to be making the comments you make. If this was your child you would want the whole world looking for them. But because it does not pertain to you or anyone you know you think it's fun to make jokes and say terrible TERRIBLE things about the boy! IT WAS A PROJECT NEVER MEANT TO CARRY PEOPLE! Damn I wish Karma could play into effect here and all your dumb assses would be FRIED. HAVE SOME FUCKING DECENCY PEOPLE.



    76. 76

      How are people making jokes about this right now??! That poor little kid could easily have fallen to his death!! This is HORRIBLE and is NOT remotely funny!



    77. 77

      Why would any of you want a 6 year old to die? Some of you people are really messed up. This is happening in my backyard and its scary.

      Hope Falcon is ok.



    78. 78

      nope sorry guy no one in balloon! boy still missing but they believe he has been on the ground the whole time!!!!



    79. 79

      omg some of you people are sick. This is a little boy.
      Lord bless his soul and help these troubled people seek the strength to improve their soul. Forgive their wickedness x

    80. jpit says – reply to this


      80

      sick fuck creating hysteria. It is not believed he 'fell out', it is believed he was never in it. You are not a reporter, stop pretending you are one. You are a fat useless fame whore homo. Turn on CNN for news.



    81. 81

      OMG I hope he's OK!



    82. 82

      They don't think he was ever on board now.
      Prayers.



    83. 83

      Re: !Lauren! – that "balloon" definitely looks like a ufo lol.



    84. 84

      Re: Brainbug – or Lindsay.



    85. 85

      where's the newest update? the one that said that the family was "odd" and it was all just an elaborate hoax on their part?



    86. 86

      Anybody else see this family on Wife Swap last year??



    87. 87

      To any of you assholes who find this funny… what the fuck is wrong with you. How is this funny in any way? This is a terrifying story and it makes me sick that this child could be dead or injured and people are laughing. SICK



    88. 88

      ive been watching this on the news. its soo sad.



    89. 89

      you people deserve to burn in hell for your comments yet you call come on here to judge celebs thinking your so much better than them and perez he was not on that thing when it landed i hope he's alright



    90. 90

      People…this report is being uncovered by the minutes and how dare all of you tell Perez how to do his job?! He is actually updating CELEBRITY GOSSIP (which you would all bitch and moan if he DIDNT) and hasnt updated the story AS ITS BEING UPDATED BY THE MINUTES on CNN. If you dont like his reporting then GO WATCH THE REAL NEWS dipshits



    91. 91

      The balloon landed out near my house. It is very sad. At this point I just hope it was a horrible hoax or he is hiding some place. There have been a lot of sirens all of the place.



    92. 92

      Abducted by aliens most likely



    93. 93

      Re: Christina1

      It already did…the movie "UP"! ;D boy is Disney/Pixar shitting their pants…they might be up for a lawsuit!! ;D lol…



    94. 94

      saw it on breaking news at the gym. CRAZY. so sad. if he fell….. so sad.



    95. 95

      This is Dennis Leary's Natural Law theory in it's glory!! The stupid ones die due to their own stupidity. Don't feel sorry for the parents…they made the thing for the kid! What did they expect? That he woudln't want to take a ride in it!? Serious stupidity. They all deserve to die.



    96. 96

      I would like to know where the hell were his parent? How the hell do u lose track of ur child??? Wonder if child services is gonna get involoved…



    97. 97

      I want to knock that Dad out for being sooooo STUPID…..
      WHY would you build something so big and obviously dangerous for a child to even come close to?
      I really just can't believe that poor chil is in that thing alone.. If I was MOM I would be shooting Dad in the ASS with a gun…



    98. 98

      Laughing about a child who is probably dead is really
      FUCKING SICK!
      What the fuck is wrong with you people!!!!!



    99. 99

      why are parents so stupid? I think I'm going to make a giant helium balloon and expect my children to stay away from it, sounds logical.



    100. 100

      Re: Edgenet

      LOL! ;D

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