Multiple UFO's Over London on 02/01/07?, page 1
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Topic started on 2-2-2007 @ 12:42 PM by sdp333
O.K. I just got this google alert and I don't know whether or not the publication is reputable or not. Possibly not because I think our friends across the pond would have posted this tidbit on ATS already.

Here's the link with a picture possible. Apparently, a "squadron" of ufo's were spotted over the Archway/Islington area and caused enough stir to stop some traffic for gawkers. Is this a suburb of Greater London?

Somehow the word "squadron" and "ufo's" in the same sentence gives me the jeebies.....

Like I said before, please feel free to let me know if this news rag is trash or if the story has already been discussed!

Peace to all!


reply posted on 2-2-2007 @ 12:54 PM by masqua


Interesting pic from your link, no doubt.

I'm sure the experts will soon be checking this out.

Why does the Phoenix Lights come to mind over this?

[edit on 2/2/07 by masqua]



reply posted on 2-2-2007 @ 02:12 PM by IsaacKoi
Originally posted by Springer
The "Contact International" UFO reporting outfit quoted in the story has NOTHING about this sighting on their webpage so I doubt this is for real.



Hi Springer,

Like several other established UFO groups in the UK, Contact International has not been very active in recent years.

Nothing can be inferred from the absence of details on Contact International's website, which is not updated that frequently.

This does not mean that I consider this event anything to get excited about. The description of the orange lights travelling across the sky together without making any sound is a fairly classic description of prank fire balloons (or balloons with lights attached) - which have become increasingly popular in the UK in the last few years. See, for example, the news report (in relation to a previous "UFO" incident) on the BBC website at the link below:
news.bbc.co.uk...

Prank "UFO" fire balloons have traditionally been made by using transparent, lightweight plastic laundry bags with birthday candles propped at its base by drinking straws, wires or balsa wood structs. When the candles are lit, the hot air makes the bag rise.

More sophisticated fire balloons / thai lanterns can now be purchased from commercial suppliers, such as the one below:
www.weddinglanterns.co.uk...
www.ribbands.co.uk...

The duration for the current sighting (said to be about 10 minutes) is consistent with this explanation. Ufologist Allan Hendry (author of the very informative book "The UFO Handbook") refers to 14 reports of UFO caused by prank fire balloons, stating that those 14 sightings had durations of perceived flight from one to 15 minutes.

Fire balloons have been discussed by the authors of several UFO books and several skeptical books.

They are also discussed in some detail in the Condon Report.

See, for example, the discussions of Case 45 at pages 605-606 (in Section 4, “Case Studies”, Chapter 2) and pages 458-465 (in Section 4, Case Studies, Case 18) of the version of the Condon Report available online at the links below:
ncas.sawco.com...
www.project1947.com...

Please note: Since they are a fire hazard, I understand that such products are illegal in several states in the USA.

Kind Regards,

Isaac Koi
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