Moving lights over Dallas Texas: 02:08 am, page 5

Originally posted by defcon5

Originally posted by Pokey Oats

To whomever posted the video link Police helicopter films UFO that is exactly what I saw.

Again, when you see something coming out the bottom of the object, that is what it ends up being almost every single time. The reason is that Candles, flares, or a similar item is used to create the Hot air in the bag, and what is seen dropping off are pieces of burning wax or plastic.


[edit on 7/2/2007 by defcon5]

Not to be picky, but do you have a link to how these hot air balloons that are powered by flares, candles or the like? I've never heard of that particular type of power source... more like the traditional gas fired hot air balloons ...but those dont drip...

I beg to differ. We used to make these types of balloons all the time.

It's not hard to type a few words into google. Its easier than writing a post asking for someone else to send you a link. Or do you rely on other people for all your conclusions too? Google is your friend.

www.overflite.com...

I would say about half of the balloons we sent up caught fire at altitude. When the plastic starts to melt and flaming drips are falling it looks kind of cool.

The "ufo" in the video is not moving fast. The helicopter is moving fast and circling the balloon. That creates the illusion that the bag is zipping through the air when in reality it is just the ground moving behind it as the chopper moves.

Round these parts, we calls em' Flying Farolitios. We suspend stick candles from a paper canopy as opposed to a plastic bag (roughly 4'x4'). Looks something like a child's parachute. Common occurrence at Christmas time...and sanctioned by the powers that be.

Apparently variations on these home-style air-balloons are pretty common worldwide. In my opinion, the object in the 'Police Helicopter' video meets the visual criteria.


Peace &
Good Fortune
OBE1

Edit: Clarification.



[edit on 2-7-2007 by OBE1]

Originally posted by DisabledVet
Not to be picky, but do you have a link to how these hot air balloons that are powered by flares, candles or the like? I've never heard of that particular type of power source... more like the traditional gas fired hot air balloons ...but those dont drip...

Yeah, I linked a site about it in my first post, but I’ll put it here for you again:

Originally posted by defcon5
Actually when the OP first mentioned that it was dropping something, the first thing that came to my mind is UFO Balloons. These tend to sometimes drop their fuel as they fly, and it shows up as smaller lights dropping from the main light. Maybe someone let some off as part of the Fourth or July celebration.

Tiloke and OBE1 also have the same things mentioned in their posts. They are also known as Flying Lanterns.

Tiloke is also correct in his evaluation of the movement of the helicopter in relation to the apparent movement of the object. It should also be mentioned that the helicopter was using FLAR or infrared as its camera, thus exaggerating the size of the burning fuel source. From the ground these objects are hard to judge size on as they are brightly lit on the inside, and appear as a larger object at higher altitude, rather then as a smaller one that is lower. The bright interior lighting exaggerates the objects size when put against a dark sky background.

Also just to mention it, these are illegal to use almost everywhere in the US as they can cause fires, so check your local laws before thinking about playing around with one.

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