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Jun 22, 2026 1 hr 23 min

474 The Balloon Boy Hoax

from Art and Jacob Do America Hosted by Art and Jacob

Here's a quirky little story from the high altitudes of Colorado... 2009, Obama is our rockstar president. Things a going good....until one day ...THEY WEREN'T. A family decides to make their own UFO balloon and when they go to launch it for a test run they lose the youngest child and presume he climbed inside the balloon that is now hovering 7,000 feet in the air. Chaos issues as the National Guard, morning show choppers, and news organizations around the country follow the ballon boy and his journey across the Rocky Mountains. Captivating a nation with both intrigue and fear the balloon falls to the ground and THERE'S no child inside. Did he fall out? Was he ever really INSIDE the balloon?? Or was this an elaborate hoax by the family??? And if so, for what???? All this and more on another exciting episode of the Art And Jacob Do America Podcast! : cue cheesy sound effects: As always follow us on the stuff Merch Store- http://tee.pub/lic/doEoXMI_oPI Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/Artandjacobdoamerica Website- https://artandjacobdoamerica.com/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/artandjacobdoamerica Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/artandjacobdoamerica/

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