richard and mayumi heene claimed their boy was trapped in the balloon.helium and landed in an open field. rescuers rushed to the scene. >> no sign of falcon heene. >> where was balloon boy? safe at home in the attic the entire time. >> why were you in the attic? >> i was scared. >> what were you scared of, falcon? >> my dad yelling at me. >> reporter: later that night, the family appeared on cnn and their story began to unravel. >> we did this for a show. >> that comment leading plenty to wonder whether it was all a hoax. the family previously peered on abc's "wife swap" and speculation the balloon may have been richard heene's attempt of landing his own reality tv show. >> one said it was for a tv show. >> in the end, the couple was sentenced to jail time for false reporting and attempting to influence a public official in the greatest balloon ride that never was. >> so richard, falcon, bradley, rio and mayumi are here. nice to have you here. >> yes. >> it has been six years, almost. it is hard to believe. you look at the kids and they clearly have grow