He is the father of the balloon boy.
see below for the "6-year-old boy floats away in balloon"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html
Below is more on the ballon boy's family.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/falcon-heene-balloon-boy_n_322736.html