Hey guys, I know what that "ufo" is!

That ring is actually part of the volcano mountain roller coaster ride. When it gets foggy or misty outside, the top sometimes shows. Anyhow, if you go to the park and stand over where those people are standing, volcano mountain is dead ahead of you.

I am an employee of kings dominion and have been going there for years i have never seen the volcano ride make a smoke ring like that usually its a big puff of smoke then gone. im not buying it but i gaurantee it was not set up by the park. We may never find out what made that ring but we may see it again, ill keep my eyes open now and keep you posted if i see anything.

i have to disagree with the person who said it was the top of the volano ride what your are looking at to right of the ring is th drop tower behind the drop tower is the rebel yell rollercoaster and then the water park and far far left then south is the volcano roller coaster that ring for one was way to high to be part of the volcano ride and to far away to stay in a complete perfect circle sorry but i dont think that it was part of volcano. Im not saying that i think it was a ufo or aliensbut i do not think it was one of the rides. Its just one of those unexplained things that people will talk about for a long time.

This reminds me of the Phoenix Lights incident in 1997. Even though thorough research showed that the lights were consistent, at times suspended in the air over long periods and at times traveling in a V-formation, the flare-explanation - which ignored video recordings and testimonies - was pimped by a lot of people, simply because it was a 'good enough' explanation that saved them the embarrassment of having to face one more hard-to-swallow.

For all of you who doubt your eyes, do the following. Go to the video on youtube and make sure you download the whole thing. Then drag the time marker from beginning to end, so that you see the one minute in ultra-rapid. See how the clouds sweep over the sky and change form, while the 'object' stay intact and stationary. It kind of looks like a contact lens floating in a glass of water. If anyone of you who see this still thinks this is a smoke ring, then please post your coordinates and I will see to that you're taken care of at a mental institution close to where you live, so that you can go on living in the illusion that Occam's razor (the simplest solution) is always right.

For those who doubt what to make of it - which would be the most intelligent reaction to an unexplained phenomenon, take into account that the same phenomenon (that is, a phenomenon that visually resembles the phenomenon in this video more than any of the smoke rings or other type of atmospheric phenomenon that has been presented so far) has already been documented in the Ft. Belvoir 1957 incident posted earlier in this thread.

This means that it is a reoccurring phenomenon, just like orbs or triangles, that has been documented in different times and places. The answer to this mystery therefore seems to be more complex than a flame tower or roller coaster.

Witnesses sometimes contradict each other since perception is subjective and selective, so their statements is not proof in per se. The problem is, people direct their cameras at strange aereal phenomenon, which then only turns out as small blimps in the footage.
The majestic proportions and the awe-inspiring impression that the phoenix wing made on the witnesses simply doesn't come through in the Phoenix footage. You need the testimonies to give a better overall picture of what took place, estimation of distance, size, smell, etc.
I would like to see more witnesses of this incident step forward.

Oh, you say this craft smelled of cotton candy? Wow, that's an odd one...




[edit on 17-6-2009 by Heliocentric]

[edit on 17-6-2009 by Heliocentric]

[edit on 17-6-2009 by Heliocentric]

did they have volcano mountain in 1957?

1957-Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Taken in September. This photo was investigated by the Condon Report. A private was called from his barracks by his friends to see the unusual object. He grabbed his camera and took six pictures of the strange ring shaped object. Soon, the object was engulfed in white smoke.

Probably a smoke ring of highly heated air, different that the smoke rings of a real volcano.

If it's a UFO, could be a crop circle maker looking for a field....or just a tour bus from the future looking at the amusement park, and is partially cloaked.

Whatever it is, it has happened before in several places and is well-documented in photos. Some rings are quite precise and thin. I, for one, think this is interesting and informative, and welcome it to ATS. Thanks and a flag/star to the OP.

Well, so far I have not seen anyone find out what the wind speed was in the area of this park at the time of the sighting. That should be the first thing to find out before thinking it is a UFO. I would look it up but have no idea when this happened and where this theme park is at. This was just a suggestion to people that really want to find out if infact this was a UFO.

Is there a verifiable source for the date that the film was shot? I haven't seen any..

sorry chief, I was at Kings Dominion this weekend and noticed such a ring. But it is not a UFO, sorry to disappoint you all! I and my friends watched the smoke ring come from the Pyrotechnics of the Volcano Coaster. we commented on how perfect of a ring it was as it floated up. So either it is just smoke, or a UFO takes from off from that roller coaster every 5 minutes of every day that the park is open! haha, you decide..