who could forget that homemade flying saucer in 2009 all of America was spellbound as a balloon raced across the sky fears were that little boy was trapped inside for two hours millions of Americans watched rooting for the survival of six-year-old Falcon Heene II he's in there according to authorities his dad Richard said the family of five was working on the helium balloon in their backyard with home video camera rolling when it flew off with little Falcon inside but it turned out the boy was home the whole time hiding in the Attic then there was this moment later that night when Falcon seemed to fess up during a live interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer we could fish for show police say the Heaney's were Fame seekers who staged the whole thing in hopes of landing a reality show and here they are today despite all the evidence against them they're standing by their original story did you really believe that Falcon was in that balloon we couldn't find him so I went into panic mode balloon boy is now a team and he's defending his dad who went to jail for the elaborate hoax that captivated the nation it wasn't a hoax and there's more to the story a lot of people had the opinion look this is a guy who hasn't told us the truth about this whole story why should anybody believe what you're saying now I've always been an honest guy I've always been truthful these days Falcon and his two brothers flip houses in Florida with their dad and play in a heavy metal band the Balloon Boy story what kind of effect has it had on your life your family's lives I did lose some opportunities perhaps from it but I can't regret any of that you've got to keep moving forward [Music] you [Music]