An unbelievable drama unfolded over the skies of Colorado on Thursday. An experimental balloon, soaring thousands of feet in-the-air, reportedly with a six-year-old boy inside. But the story took a twist when the boy was eventually found hiding in the attic of the family's garage. It all began with a gut-wrenching report that little 6-year-old Falcon Heene was trapped inside his father's experimental helium balloon. First his neighbors and then the nation tracked the homemade flying saucer, as it raced across the Colorado plains climbing to more than 7,000 feet. Then almost 2-hours into its' flight the balloon began to slowly lose helium and in turn momentum ultimately landing harmlessly in an open field 50-miles from the Heene home. But touch down only served to extend the agony. Sheriff's deputies quickly learned Falcon was not inside. Recovery teams re-traced the balloon's path this time looking down instead of up and like his family fearing the worst. "The only thing I could think of was did he fall out," said Richard Henne the boy�s father. Another two hours passed and with crews running out of places to look this unbelievable story took another bizarre twist. "He just walked up to us, it was like a miracle to me," said Mayumi Henne the boy�s mother. It seems Falcon�s accent had only reached as high as the top of his family's home. Where were you? "Attic". Why were you in the attic. "I was scared," said the six year old falcon. But there are some who now question whether it was fear or fame that kept falcon in the attic for more than 4 hours suggesting that the event was a publicity stunt. Richard Heene vehemently denied the allegations Friday morning on the Today Show. �Absolutely not, absolutely not and now I�m starting to get ticked off because I�m getting asked this and um, what do I have to gain from this, I�m not selling anything," said Richard Henne. In fact what Heene family says they want more than anything right now is some time away from the spotlight and on solid ground. Some have suggested that
The parents of some Mooresville High School students are outraged over a 41-second cell phone video showing a softball player licking her coach's toe. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISH CBS 8 Indianapolis]
Some parents in an Indiana town are upset that a former softball coach removed after video surfaced of a player licking his feet is now coaching the girls' swim team. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KVVU FOX 5 Henderson, NV]
When workers at the Tulsa Zoo got the first glimpse of their newest resident, a giraffe named Amali, they immediately knew something was wrong. (Nov. 25) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Coma man communicates [www.clipsyndicate.com | WLUK FOX 11 Green Bay]
Contestants in Cincinnati competed for 100 dollars in prize money by hurling frozen turkeys across an ice rink and knocking down as many pins as possible. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Shawnee Middle School's principal lost a bet and had to kiss a pig. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WANE CBS 14 Fort Wayne]
A Seattle, Washington, woman trying to refinance her mortgage got the shock of her life when she learned her credit report listed her as deceased. The news came after she had battled cancer and then learned she needed open-heart surgery. (Nov. 22) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A Susquehanna Valley man spent more than half his life answering hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa put in a mailbox in Hanover, York County. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WGAL NBC 8 Lancaster PA]
A Valley couple takes an economical approach to add protein to the dinner table. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KPHO Phoenix, Arizona]
Chris Hardman won't be insulted if you don't believe him. After all, not even his fiancee believes in UFOs. But Hardman swears he has videotaped dozens of extraterrestrial spacecraft over the past year, both here in Houston and in Austin. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WOFL FOX 35 Orlando, FL]
Chris Hardman won't be insulted if you don't believe him. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRIV FOX 7 Houston, TX]
a recent durango city council meeting was for the birds. an amusing guest catches councilors by surprise -- stirring up a ruckus in the council chambers. our four corners reporter erisa nakano has more on the case of the mysterious chicken. during a city council meeting in durango--councilo rs were focused and serious--until they were interrupted by an unexpected visitor. "he clucked around a little bit. he did one of these moves ." this recording of tuesday's city council meeting shows that it wasn't what anyone had in mind. "haha" "an unidentified chicken came to our city council meeting tuesday night." in the middle of an executive session--a person dressed in a chicken costume made a lasting impression. "i hope the viewing audience understands that there is a chicken in the audience." the chicken attended the meeting to show support for an ordinance that was being talked about. if it passes--owning chickens could become legal in the city of durango. "it wasn't a threatening chicken or anything like that." durango mayor pro tem michael rendon introduced the "chicken ordinance" a year and a half ago. he says the chicken was very informed. "it was kind of nice to add a little mor. it wasn't an exciting meeting to begin with and in general, i actually found it refreshing to add humor to our regular meetings." the person behind the mask remains a mystery. "when the meeting was over, the chicken got up, squawked around a little bit, laid an egg and left. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KOB Albuquerque]
A person in a chicken suit showed up at a city council meeting in Durango, Colorado, as members discussed rules for keeping backyard chickens. The chicken's identity remains a mystery. (Nov. 19) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A giant chicken — or at least a person in a chicken costume — paid a visit to Tuesday's Durango City Council meeting as councilors considered the wording of a recently passed backyard chicken ordinance. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRQE CBS 13 Albuquerque]
A wild turkey that has been playing chicken along the N.J. Turnpike since August won't be dodging Thanksgiving traffic. The bird was netted Wednesday at the Jersey City interchange after failed attempts over the weekend. (Nov. 18) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Strange stuff found on EBAY being sold in Wisconsin [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTMJ Milwaukee, WI]
Angelo Pericolo, a New Jersey man threw out the trash but accidently threw out something very important.... [www.clipsyndicate.com | WXII NBC 12 Greensboro NC]
A game with roots in Belgium is something of a Detroit fixture. Featherbowling has players roll wooden balls down a dirt lane, aiming to place the wobbling ball closest to a single pigeon feather sticking out of the earth. (Nov. 17) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Watch as a patient police officer in Texas puts up with a friendly black cat clinging to him during a recent traffic stop. The ways of the affectionate feline were captured by the patrol car's dashcam. (Nov. 17) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Ever wonder what it would feel like to be a hamster? Now you can find out. A hotel in Nantes, France, is offering people the chance to live like a rodent. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRIV FOX 7 Houston, TX]
Comments