No Indication Of Hoax After Balloon Boy Found Safe

By News Staff

Posted October 16, 2009 5:59 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A boy thought to be floating high above Colorado in a homemade balloon was instead found safe and sound in his family’s garage on Thursday.

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