Falcon Heene, the six-year-old boy believed to be trapped in a floating hot air balloon, was found safe hours after the dramatic incident on October 15, 2009. He was reportedly hiding in the attic of the family's garage.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html
The experimental homemade balloon floated at heights of upwards of 10,000 feet over Colorado before landing. A massive search was launched after Heene was not found in the balloon.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html
Falcon Heene told CNN later that evening that he heard his parent yelling for him, but didn't come out as "you guys said that we did this for the show."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6UONWCq7A3
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Falcon Heene found safe on October 15, 2009
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Was hiding in a box in the attic of the family's garage
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Was believed to be trapped in a floating balloon that soared in excess of 10,000 feet over Colorado
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Heene was not found in the balloon after it landed
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Massive search started looking for Heene
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Object seen falling from the balloon believed to be a box carrying Heene
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Father, Richard Heene, is a storm chaser and created the balloon
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Family was featured on the ABC reality show Wife Swap
