Balloon Boy Hoax: The Bizarre Story of a Floaty UFO, Black Hawk Helicopters, & Vomit | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (Not AI)

About this episode

This episode explores the bizarre Balloon Boy Hoax involving a floaty UFO and Black Hawk helicopters.

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People in this episode

Host: Harris

Topics covered

• Balloon Boy Hoax
• UFO
• Black Hawk Helicopters
• history
• bedtime stories

Keywords

• Balloon Boy
• hoax
• UFO
• Black Hawk
• bedtime stories

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