What is details of breaking news boy in ufo shaped flying saucer balloon?”
While working on his model UFO shaped weather balloon a 6-year old boy was thought to be in the basket of the balloon when the tether came lose. The father Richard Heene, an amateur scientist and the child, Falcon, built the balloon. (about 20 feet in diameter and 6 feet high, filled with helium) and were practicing on the lift off techniques shortly before the balloon took off. The craft was only supposed to hover 20 feet in the air. The balloon took off and is currently near Hudson, Colorado heading east from Fort Collins and appears to be descending. It is however, traveling at at rate of 10-15 miles per hour at an altitude of 8,000 to 9,000 feet in altitude. Falcon presumably climbed into the basket which is very small and is not believed to be well attached to the actual balloon. Later reports state that the basket was made of a combination of plywood and cardboard. The child was at home helping the father during a time when school was out for the day. He got into the basket unbek
