FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A 6-year-old boy is floating over northeastern Colorado in a homebuilt balloon and authorities are racing to try and rescue him.
The balloon, in the shape of a flying saucer is covered in foil and filled with helium. It has a compartment for a passenger underneath. It lifted the boy into the air near Fort Collins Thursday morning after the balloon became untethered at the boy's home.
The father and son had apparently been working on the aircraft for some time.
Fort Collins police and other authorities have been alerted and Airtracker 7 has launched in an effort to locate the boy.
Airtracker 7 located the craft at 12:35 p.m. at about 8,000 feet in Weld County. It appeared to be slightly tilted.
Skies in the area are partly cloudy and southwest wind speeds are 15 to 20 miles per hour.
"It is believed the device could rise to 10,000 feet," said Eloise Campanella, Larimer County Sheriff's Officer spokeswoman.
Deputies from Larimer and Weld counties are tracking the balloon as it drifts.
FAA spokesman Mike Fergus said the agency has been notified and it was unclear whether traffic controllers had picked it up on radar.
The balloon may drift into air traffic control corridors used by Denver International Airport, based on its current location and direction.
tons of employees here in the caf watching the plasmas
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Oct-15-2009 18:55
English Rachel
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What The Fuck?
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Oct-15-2009 18:56
English Rachel
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Location: Lovely Leslieville
I can see him btw
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Oct-15-2009 18:56
FunkyCrew
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Oct-15-2009 19:10
Mr Moss
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Location: MTL/WWA/GZ
well this is something new
Oct-15-2009 19:12
RobSt*r
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Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Toronto
Poor kid. He is either having the time of his life or massively shitting his pants right now.
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Oct-15-2009 19:14
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Originally posted by RobSt*r
Poor kid. He is either having the time of his life or massively shitting his pants right now.
I think he's dying of hypothermia. It's bloody cold at 7000 feet. He's been up there way too long. It'll come down gradually as the sun sets, and by that time, it will be too late
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Oct-15-2009 19:16
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Location: Milton, ON Canada
fuck it...I'm building a UFO when I get home tonight
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Oct-15-2009 19:18
Cro_Addict
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Location: Detroit (formerly Toronto (formerly Winsdor))
They should fly a plane/chopper up there and then use a lasso to catch him and reel him in.
Oct-15-2009 19:18
Stilez
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: here & there
experts are saying he might not be in there because of the way it's floating. the door seemed to be slightly open and it's possible he fell out when it first started to float away. They're sending in a blackhawk or a light flying aircraft to see if they can get it down.
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