A 6 year old boy finds himself helplessly floating away on an experimental balloon made of foil over Northern Colorado. Authorities have been notified of the incident and are currently tracking the home-built balloon which if not addressed can reportedly rise to as much as 10,000 feet.

The balloon, in the shape of a flying saucer is covered in foil and filled with helium. It has a compartment for a passenger underneath. It lifted the boy into the air near Fort Collins Thursday morning after the balloon became untethered at the boy’s home.

Airtracker 7 located the craft at 12:35 p.m. at about 8,000 feet in Weld County. It appeared to be slightly tilted. You can watch the video here.

(Source) CNN