
244: Panicked Mom Calls 911 Claiming Her Son Is Airborne In A Homemade UFO: The Infamous Balloon Boy Hoax
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The Balloon Lands
"It deflates up in the sky and then it just drops out of the sky after that, especially if he's inside," says Lester Holt. "This is a very wonderful ending, too, as long as he's OK inside." The balloon sagged and began to lose altitude before landing near Kingsburg, Colorado. It had been in the air for about 90 minutes and hit an altitude of 7,000 feet above sea level.
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