Please believe me when I say I am not obsessed about this story. I didn't even know it was happening until I read about it on TE late yesterday! But based on what little I do know, it is very strange and fishy. I just read that as soon as the balloon went up in the air, the father called the local tv station to ask them to send their traffic helicopter in pursuit. Okay...if I thought that one of my girls was in our hot air balloon that is tethered in my backyard......, I would dial 9-1-1 and the last thing I would be thinking is to call NBC4 to ask them to send their traffic helicopter after my balloon. It's just bizarre.