6 year old floats off in balloon

by **Alpinist** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:14 pm

This doesn't look good. The balloon is down but the boy isn't in it. :cry:

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A homemade balloon aircraft floated away from a yard in Colorado after a 6-year-old boy was seen climbing inside, setting off a frantic scramble by the military and law enforcement agencies before the balloon slowly touched down in a field.

Story.

by **Baarb** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:23 pm

Reminded me straight away of the Flight of the Navigator movie! He's probably well in the future by now.

by **BLong** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:10 pm

I bet Disney-Pixar's film "Up" is going to be sued over this.

by **Sierra Ledge Rat** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:52 pm

I heard the kid crawled into a basket suspended from the balloon, a basket that has not yet been found.

by **BeDrinkable** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:59 pm

He was in the attic.

Here ya go.

by **Bill Reed** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:31 am

Maybe I'm just a natural skeptic but this story sounded strange from the beginning. Father is a budding reality show star, apparently trying to sell a new show idea about; you guessed it - the homemade flying saucer shaped balloon. I suppose this whole thing could be innocent, but it couldn't have worked out better if one was looking for publicity. Coincidence maybe?
What a world, what a world. :shock:

by **Smoove910** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:31 am

For some reason I kept thinking of James and the Giant Peach...

Glad to hear he was hiding in the attic. Disaster avoided!

by **Alpinist** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:33 am

Good news! I love happy endings.

by **kiwiw** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:06 am

it was fake, youtube it, the kid says "I thought this was just for a show" to his dad during an interveiw

what a motherfucker...

by **lcarreau** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:45 am

So this is what our world is comin' down (or up) to ???

Pathetic capitalism strikes again. I'm going outside to view some leaves.

:shock:

by **MoapaPk** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:09 am

I normally blame stuff on global warming and reality TV.

by **aedwards** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:13 am

Grounded!

by **cp0915** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:05 pm

Weak.

by **Alpinist** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:17 pm

I saw the interview. Unbelievable! I hope they send the father a bill for the rescue costs.

by **mattpayne11** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:34 pm

I wonder if DHS will get involved now that the family has demonstrated that they are not fit to be good parents :wink:

6 year old floats off in balloon

6 year old floats off in balloon

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