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Fort Collins boy in loose aircraft (6 yr old boy found hiding at home not in balloon)
Denver Post ^
| October 15, 2009
| Kieran Nicholson
Posted on 10/15/2009 11:45:55 AM PDT by Arec Barrwin
Rescuers are tracking and chasing a "homemade flying saucer" that is in flight with a 6-year-old, by himself, on board.
The incident started this morning in Fort Collins when the boy got into the balloon-like device, which was built by an adult, and it came loose from a tether, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.
The contraption could rise as high as 10,000 feet, the sheriff's office said.
The home-made flying saucer was last seen in flight over Weld County.
The sheriff's office is working the Federal Aviation Administration to determine how to best get the boy down.
The homemade airplane was tethered in Fort Collins when the boy got onboard and it floated away. (Lisa Ecklund via 9News)
The six-year-old boy was by himself on board the hommade aircraft. (Courtesy Lisa Ecklund, via 9News)
The craft could fly as high as 10,000 feet, according to the Weld County Sheriff's Office. (Lisa Ecklund via 9News)
TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: balloon; balloonboy; denver; faa; falconheene; jiffypop; missing
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To: dragnet2
It’s just a few hundred feet from the surface now.
341
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:15 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Mmm mmm mmm - Barack Hussein Obama (repeat endlessly))
To: mainepatsfan
Shep doesn’t realize that 8,000 doesn’t mean above the Colorado landscape, it is above mean sea level.
342
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:16 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
To: Red_Devil 232
OK, I missed that. It’s getting low now. Think of the “tumble” when it hits ground!!
343
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:19 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Actions Speak Louder Than Words)
To: DoughtyOne
344
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:21 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: potlatch
You have to remember that a helicopter is orbiting this thing to give you a picture. Relative motion when the copter is going in the opposite direction of the balloon’s path will make it appear to be moving faster than it’s actual speed.
345
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:24 PM PDT
by
hattend
(Sarah Palin's mob minion - Mob Name: Hatman the Hitman)
To: spectre
346
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:28 PM PDT
by
maggief
To: spunkets
Guy on the ground says it is circling..not going in a straight line..its decending its at 500 feet..and they wont show people live as its landing (on this live link, channel 9). They wont show it until they are sure the kid is safe.
I dont know what fox will show..but this channel wont be showing it.
To: Pondo
To: BuckeyeTexan
The balloon has descended to approximately 3000 ft, they believe.
349
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:34 PM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(Integrity, Character, Leadership, and Loyalty matter - Be an example, no matter the cost.)
To: dragnet2
This thing isn’t a foot over 3k right now, I don’t care what the news is reporting
Remember this is near Denver. The ground is at 5,280 feet. To be at 3k it would need to be 2,000 feet under ground.
350
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:34 PM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world, and they are all out to get me.)
To: ninergold3
351
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:37 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Hot Tabasco
500 feet AGL
Speed about 30 mph
Balloon is circling in an eddy of the winds.
352
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:37 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(The effective weapons again st Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (Member NRA)
To: Revolting cat!
Kansas? Now, that would be a real tragedy!
Hey! I take offense to to that! Well, if you mean western Kansas, you're correct.
To: DoughtyOne
See those power lines. Oh carp...
354
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:43 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Deficit spending, trade deficits, unsecure mortages, worthless paper... ... not a problem. Oh yeah?)
To: PhiKapMom
My son just called and said he saw a Blackhawk in the area...
355
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:46 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: SE Mom
356
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:50 PM PDT
by
DCBryan1
( Arm Pilots&Teachers. Build the Wall. Export Illegals. Profile Muslims. Execute child molesters RFN!)
To: GonzoGOP
Getting low near power lines.
357
posted on
10/15/2009 12:34:06 PM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
(President Milli Vanilli wins a NOBEL! Palin/Cheney 2012)
To: Arec Barrwin
358
posted on
10/15/2009 12:34:08 PM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
("The Community Organizer better stop bitching that the community is organizing." - Rush Limbaugh)
Air speed dropped out, hovering at about 500 feet.
To: Carley
360
posted on
10/15/2009 12:34:24 PM PDT
by
GeronL
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