6 yr. old alone in runaway experimental balloon (1 Viewer)

[Tigran Petrosian]

'Could not be tracked via radar.'Interesting.

Metallized mylar balloon. Really..

 

[urbanhack]

'Could not be tracked via radar.'Interesting.

Too reflective, no?

too sleak

 

[Schlzm]

I saw the black spot. It looks to be, from the picture, significantly smaller than the basket that was attached. Not sure it could have held a small child.

A still shot for anyone having trouble viewing the video.

Just running my mind here, but looking at the "falling object" and assuming it is the same distance from the camera as the balloon it appears to be ~2/3s the width of the base of the balloon. Looking at the other pictures of the responders around the balloon its base appears to be roughly twice as wide as an adult mans shoulder width. I small child could fit into something of those rough dimensions I guess, seems it would have been cramped but who knows.Schlzm

 

[Abraham]

Theory: kid releases the balloon. To avoid getting in trouble, he says his brother was in the balloon and it was his fault. Brother is really at the park playing 4-square with friends. Discuss...

 

[lod01]

'Could not be tracked via radar.'Interesting.

Too reflective, no?

This would explain why UFO's are never seen on radar. If this thing can't be seen, there is no doubt we can't see an extra-terrestrial object on radar.

 

[RudiStein]

Blurb about their Wife Swap episode;"The Heene family of Colorado consists of wife Mayumi, husband Richard, and their three kids. The kids are eight year old Bradford, seven year old Ryo, and five year old Falcon. The Heene family likes to live life on the edge, and the whole family goes on storm chasing missions. Wife Mayumi often wakes the family by using a bullhorn to announce “Storm Approaching, Storm Approaching!”In order to be prepares to chase storms, the whole family sleeps in their clothes. Mayumi maintains storm equipment, drives the storm-mobile, and films tornadoes. She also tends to the kids while Richard rides his motorbike into the eye of the storm. Richard launches rockets that are designed to measure magnetic forces."I remember this episode. Those people were annoying and strange.

oof

It's good trainwreck TV. The wife and I love it. Makes us look normal. Don't worry...you'll be there in a few years.

 

[Dulymus Mudhounds]

Local news reporting:

- there was no basket/box

- balloon that landed was in the same form/condition as it was in the backyard

- search is ongoing in a local park

Good grief.

This is why we should implant our kids with microchips... Mud out

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

No one knows what happened here.

 

[Doug B]

Theory: kid releases the balloon. To avoid getting in trouble, he says his brother was in the balloon and it was his fault. Brother is really at the park playing 4-square with friends. Discuss...

It looks feasible that the 6-year old simply ran off ... as opposed to hiding in the house.

 

[General Malaise]

firewolfblitzer.com

I want to turn the TV back on to get an update, but I just can't listen to CNN reporters treating this like it's the Invasion of Normandy.

Stupid, reckless parents with a reputation for not supervising their children build a flying device capable of soaring heights and tremendous speed without bothering to secure it safely to the ground and out of harm's way and the country is mesmorized with the results.

Oh this is rich...CNN found an expert on night vision goggles. Is there an expert for everything? First "experimental balloon expert" and now "Night Vision Goggle" expert.

 

[FatMax]

'Could not be tracked via radar.'Interesting.

Too reflective, no?

This would explain why UFO's are never seen on radar. If this thing can't be seen, there is no doubt we can't see an extra-terrestrial object on radar.

Yep. Either that, or, you know, they don't exist.

 

[Harry Manback]

Theory: kid releases the balloon. To avoid getting in trouble, he says his brother was in the balloon and it was his fault. Brother is really at the park playing 4-square with friends. Discuss...

Easily the best case scenario

 

[dancingbones]

Local news reporting:

- there was no basket/box

- balloon that landed was in the same form/condition as it was in the backyard

- search is ongoing in a local park

Good grief.

Really hoping this is true.This is one of those stories that I'll be happy to forget if they find this boy safe & sound.

 

[Brutis]

Blurb about their Wife Swap episode;

"The Heene family of Colorado consists of wife Mayumi, husband Richard, and their three kids. The kids are eight year old Bradford, seven year old Ryo, and five year old Falcon. The Heene family likes to live life on the edge, and the whole family goes on storm chasing missions. Wife Mayumi often wakes the family by using a bullhorn to announce “Storm Approaching, Storm Approaching!”

In order to be prepares to chase storms, the whole family sleeps in their clothes. Mayumi maintains storm equipment, drives the storm-mobile, and films tornadoes. She also tends to the kids while Richard rides his motorbike into the eye of the storm. Richard launches rockets that are designed to measure magnetic forces."

I remember this episode. Those people were annoying and strange.

oof

It's good trainwreck TV. The wife and I love it. Makes us look normal.

I doubt it.

 

[General Malaise]

Theory: kid releases the balloon. To avoid getting in trouble, he says his brother was in the balloon and it was his fault. Brother is really at the park playing 4-square with friends. Discuss...

I have a 6 year old. I know where he is, when he is, why he is every freaking second of the day. I don't see how there's any possible explanation for not knowing where your 6 year old son is at any point in the day.

 

[lod01]

'Could not be tracked via radar.'Interesting.

Too reflective, no?

This would explain why UFO's are never seen on radar. If this thing can't be seen, there is no doubt we can't see an extra-terrestrial object on radar.

Yep. Either that, or, you know, they don't exist.

Yeah, we are the only game in town.

 

[Brutis]

Local news reporting:

- there was no basket/box

- balloon that landed was in the same form/condition as it was in the backyard

- search is ongoing in a local park

Good grief.

Really hoping this is true.This is one of those stories that I'll be happy to forget if they find this boy safe & sound.

Yep

 

[General Malaise]

Blurb about their Wife Swap episode;

"The Heene family of Colorado consists of wife Mayumi, husband Richard, and their three kids. The kids are eight year old Bradford, seven year old Ryo, and five year old Falcon. The Heene family likes to live life on the edge, and the whole family goes on storm chasing missions. Wife Mayumi often wakes the family by using a bullhorn to announce “Storm Approaching, Storm Approaching!”

In order to be prepares to chase storms, the whole family sleeps in their clothes. Mayumi maintains storm equipment, drives the storm-mobile, and films tornadoes. She also tends to the kids while Richard rides his motorbike into the eye of the storm. Richard launches rockets that are designed to measure magnetic forces."

I remember this episode. Those people were annoying and strange.

oof

It's good trainwreck TV. The wife and I love it. Makes us look normal.

I doubt it.

Did you report me yesterday?

 

[RudiStein]

Blurb about their Wife Swap episode;

"The Heene family of Colorado consists of wife Mayumi, husband Richard, and their three kids. The kids are eight year old Bradford, seven year old Ryo, and five year old Falcon. The Heene family likes to live life on the edge, and the whole family goes on storm chasing missions. Wife Mayumi often wakes the family by using a bullhorn to announce “Storm Approaching, Storm Approaching!”

In order to be prepares to chase storms, the whole family sleeps in their clothes. Mayumi maintains storm equipment, drives the storm-mobile, and films tornadoes. She also tends to the kids while Richard rides his motorbike into the eye of the storm. Richard launches rockets that are designed to measure magnetic forces."

I remember this episode. Those people were annoying and strange.

oof

It's good trainwreck TV. The wife and I love it. Makes us look normal.

I doubt it.

Haw haw haw

 

[Brutis]

Blurb about their Wife Swap episode;

"The Heene family of Colorado consists of wife Mayumi, husband Richard, and their three kids. The kids are eight year old Bradford, seven year old Ryo, and five year old Falcon. The Heene family likes to live life on the edge, and the whole family goes on storm chasing missions. Wife Mayumi often wakes the family by using a bullhorn to announce “Storm Approaching, Storm Approaching!”

In order to be prepares to chase storms, the whole family sleeps in their clothes. Mayumi maintains storm equipment, drives the storm-mobile, and films tornadoes. She also tends to the kids while Richard rides his motorbike into the eye of the storm. Richard launches rockets that are designed to measure magnetic forces."

I remember this episode. Those people were annoying and strange.

oof

It's good trainwreck TV. The wife and I love it. Makes us look normal.

I doubt it.

Did you report me yesterday?

No, not suprised you are wrong again tho.

 

[Tigran Petrosian]

'Could not be tracked via radar.'Interesting.

Too reflective, no?

This would explain why UFO's are never seen on radar. If this thing can't be seen, there is no doubt we can't see an extra-terrestrial object on radar.

Yep. Either that, or, you know, they don't exist.

50-50 chance.

 

[FatMax]

'Could not be tracked via radar.'Interesting.

Too reflective, no?

This would explain why UFO's are never seen on radar. If this thing can't be seen, there is no doubt we can't see an extra-terrestrial object on radar.

Yep. Either that, or, you know, they don't exist.

50-50 chance.

Scully and Mulder really need to get to the crash site ASAP.

 

[lod01]

boy in thing

no boy

boy in basket

now no basket

classic.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

'Could not be tracked via radar.'Interesting.

Too reflective, no?

This would explain why UFO's are never seen on radar. If this thing can't be seen, there is no doubt we can't see an extra-terrestrial object on radar.

Yep. Either that, or, you know, they don't exist.

:tinhat:

 

[Tigran Petrosian]

firewolfblitzer.com

I want to turn the TV back on to get an update, but I just can't listen to CNN reporters treating this like it's the Invasion of Normandy.

Stupid, reckless parents with a reputation for not supervising their children build a flying device capable of soaring heights and tremendous speed without bothering to secure it safely to the ground and out of harm's way and the country is mesmorized with the results.

Oh this is rich...CNN found an expert on night vision goggles. Is there an expert for everything? First "experimental balloon expert" and now "Night Vision Goggle" expert.

Great moments in TV history:July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong: "Houston, Tranquility Base, here. The Eagle has landed."

October 15, 2009. Wolf Blitzer: "Breaking news here in the Situation Room. Happening now, the balloon has landed."

 

[lod01]

firewolfblitzer.com

I want to turn the TV back on to get an update, but I just can't listen to CNN reporters treating this like it's the Invasion of Normandy.

Stupid, reckless parents with a reputation for not supervising their children build a flying device capable of soaring heights and tremendous speed without bothering to secure it safely to the ground and out of harm's way and the country is mesmorized with the results.

Oh this is rich...CNN found an expert on night vision goggles. Is there an expert for everything? First "experimental balloon expert" and now "Night Vision Goggle" expert.

Great moments in TV history:July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong: "Houston, Tranquility Base, here. The Eagle has landed."

October 15, 2009. Wolf Blitzer: "Breaking news here in the Situation Room. Happening now, the balloon has landed."

Let me tell ya, if I was high right now, I would be busting a gut on these CNN clowns.

 

[General Malaise]

CNN Meteorologist is sooooooooooooooooooooo getting a hummer tonight.

 

[Third]

BOY IS AT THE HOUSE!!!!

 

[Sinn Fein]

boy at the house

 

[General Malaise]

Bradford, Rio and Falcon......

I suddenly don't feel so bad about Kellen now.

 

[Sheriff Bart]

Theory: kid releases the balloon. To avoid getting in trouble, he says his brother was in the balloon and it was his fault. Brother is really at the park playing 4-square with friends. Discuss...

I have a 6 year old. I know where he is, when he is, why he is every freaking second of the day. I don't see how there's any possible explanation for not knowing where your 6 year old son is at any point in the day.

Yeah!

 

[Third]

They just broke into the local sheriff's news conference to tell him that the boy was found at the house!

Terrific news!

ETA:

Now ground all of the kids for 10 years.

And fire the parents.

 

[RudiStein]

BOY IS AT THE HOUSE!!!!

oh what the holy crap

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

BOY IS AT THE HOUSE!!!!

the whole time?

 

[Abraham]

firewolfblitzer.com

I want to turn the TV back on to get an update, but I just can't listen to CNN reporters treating this like it's the Invasion of Normandy.

Stupid, reckless parents with a reputation for not supervising their children build a flying device capable of soaring heights and tremendous speed without bothering to secure it safely to the ground and out of harm's way and the country is mesmorized with the results.

Oh this is rich...CNN found an expert on night vision goggles. Is there an expert for everything? First "experimental balloon expert" and now "Night Vision Goggle" expert.

GBGM, I just submitted your name and contact info to the CNN webnews editor as an "Expert on shiney things." Hope you don't mind if they call you for insight...

 

[urbanhack]

wow

 

[Tigran Petrosian]

So the call was from inside the house. Interesting..

 

[Brutis]

Thank Goodness!!

 

[RudiStein]

Bradford, Rio and Falcon......

Now that the boy has been found I hope they take all of the kids away just because of this.

 

[Harry Manback]

BOY IS AT THE HOUSE!!!!

Really????

 

[RudiStein]

Thank Goodness!!

But what in the hell happened?

 

[lod01]

Now CNN can really crank out some stupidity. Whew!

 

[Sheriff Bart]

BOY IS AT THE HOUSE!!!!

the whole time?

This is better than anything David Blaine has ever done.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Hiding in a box in the attic

 

[Tigran Petrosian]

Wolf is still wondering if he was ever in that balloon.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

boy at the house

:happy:

 

[Schlzm]

Thank Goodness!!

But what in the hell happened?

 

[lod01]

Back the the fact that radar can't see this POS device............

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Hiding in a box in the attic

 

[urbanhack]

Hiding in a box in the attic

so he was in the box after all.