The runaway balloon saga that gripped the United States was a hoax concocted by the family involved in a bid to secure a contract for a reality television show, police confirmed. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said Richard Heene and his Japanese-born wife Mayumi had fabricated Thursday’s drama when their six-year-old son Falcon was reported to have flown away on a home-made helium balloon.
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