Balloon Boy Hoax

Dec. 23: Richard and Mayumi Heene leave court after sentencing on in Fort Collins, Colorado. (Source: AP) (AP2009)

Dec. 23: Richard Heene apologizes to the judge for the balloon boy incident before sentencing. (Source: AP)

Dec. 23: Richard Heene talks with his attorney David Lane before he and his wife Mayumi are sentenced. (Source: AP)

Dec. 23: Richard Heene rubs his mouth as a judge sentences him to 90 days jail time and 4 years probation. (Source: AP)

Dec. 23: Richard Heene looks up as he sits in the courtroom with his wife Mayumi and attorney David Lane before he and his wife are sentenced. (Source: AP)

<b>Nov. 13: </b>Richard Heene were to appears in court.  Heene and his wife Mayumi are accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon.

<b>Nov. 13: </b>Richard Heene were to appears in court.  Heene and his wife Mayumi are accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon.

<b>Nov. 13: </b>Richard Heene were to appears in court.  Heene and his wife Mayumi are accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon.

<b>Nov. 12:</b> Booking mug shot provided by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office shows Richard Heene. The Colorado parents who reported their 6-year-old son floated away aboard a helium balloon will plead guilty to some charges so that the family can stay together, the attorney for the boy's father said Thursday. 

<b>November 12: </b>Richard and Mayumi Heene arrive at their home in Fort Collins, Colo. after making bond on charges against them from the balloon boy hoax. 

<b>Oct. 19: </b>Richard Heene is pictured with son Ryo as the family arrives at their home after a short shopping trip in Fort Collins, Colo.

<b>Oct. 18: </b>Richard Heene, left, leads his sons Falcon, center, and Ryo out of their home in Fort Collins,, Colo. (2009 AP)

<b>Oct. 18: </b>Mayumi Heene, front, and her son, Ryo, 9, return to the family's home in Fort Collins,, Colo., late.

<b>Oct. 18: </b>The framework used to launch a balloon stands in the backyard of the home of Richard and Mayumi Heene in Fort Collins,, Colo.

Officials from the Larimer County Sheriff's Department collected and photographed evidence from the Heene family's Colorado home. (Source: Larimer County Sheriff's Department)

Officials from the Larimer County Sheriff's Department collected and photographed evidence from the Heene family's Colorado home. (Source: Larimer County Sheriff's Department)

Falcon Heene slides off the roof of his family's van outside their home in Fort Collins, Colo. after he was found hiding in a box in a space above the garage.  (AP)

Falcon Heene is hugged by his mother, Mayumi. (AP)

Falcon Heene is held by his father, Richard, outside his family's home in Colorado.    (AP)

The 6-year-old boy who was thought to be in a mylar balloon speeding high across Colorado Thursday was on the ABC series 'Wife Swap,' according to multiple reports. <a href="http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/10/15/missing-balloon-boy-falcon-heene-was-in-wife-swap-family/" target="_blank"><b>READ MORE &gt;&gt;</b></a>

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.

A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series "Wife Swap" on Oct. 3, 2008 and was then voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.