“Balloon Blown Out of Proportion”

The Colorado family who’s 6-year old was believed to have gone up in a run-away helium balloon Thursday is being accused of staging a hoax. The family explained it wasn’t their son they thought got into the balloon; it was Bigfoot.

The family describes themselves as storm chasers. They just forgot to specify, “media storm.”

Naturally, the parents were glad their son was okay. But they are devastated over the damage to their fallen balloon.

When the boy was asked why he didn’t come out of the attic when called, he said “We did it for a show.” When pressed to find out what he meant, the boy finally admitted that his family was trying to get on So You Think You Can Hoax.