What are the strange lights in the sky?

pammick


Joined: 09/07/2009
Posts: 722

Message Posted:
15/08/2011 20:14

Can anyone tell me what the strange lights are that have been drifting over the sea over the past few nights?

On Saturday night we thought we were watching a plane crashing into the sea and we were very concerned, until we noticed more of these very bright lights coming over. What is going on? Does anyone have any idea?

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
15/08/2011 20:20

What time of day/night? should I rush out to my balcony and watch? Need to know what time . so what did you actually see, and what do you think they were?

dippersgirl



Joined: 04/05/2010
Posts: 795

Message Posted:
15/08/2011 20:34

isn't it the perseids meter shower??

Panchocat


Joined: 29/11/2009
Posts: 1333

Message Posted:
15/08/2011 20:45

I wondered that dippers girl.

Or the ship being towed across by the tug. That was very illuminated?

MiketheBike


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 159

Message Posted:
15/08/2011 21:08

I noticed one last evening whilst 'star gazing' I believe it was a Chinese Lantern that some idiot may have launched. Why are they sold here? Such a fire hazard.

pjnxi



Joined: 12/02/2009
Posts: 167

Message Posted:
15/08/2011 21:14

Hi Pammick .its a Chinese lantern.

Jonesy299


Joined: 07/02/2009
Posts: 367

Message Posted:
15/08/2011 21:53

I have seen a number of chinese lanterns over the last 7 days - sure way to start a fire in the current conditions especially with heaps of dry garden waste and piles of dead grass (they should be banned from sale and use).

pammick


Joined: 09/07/2009
Posts: 722

Message Posted:
15/08/2011 22:34

It was on Saturday evening, between 8-10 and 8-35pm - just before it got dark. One light looked like it was an airplane coming from Turkey. It seemed it get halfway across and then plunged into the sea. 15 minutes later, two more did exactly the same thing.



Now I can understand why some people may think they are chinese lanterns - but 10 minutes later another flew in entirely the opposite direction before dropping intro the sea. If they were all lanterns then you'd expect them all to fly in the same direction with the wind, and not against it. VERY ODD!!!!!!!

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
15/08/2011 23:38

I saw three or four flashes of light in the sky on Sat evening, but later about l0 or ll ,and not over the sea. They were so quick they were gone before I registered them and I thought it was my imagination. More like lightning or laser than fireworks.

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 00:29

Anyone else seen any and any explanations. I am afraid my desk is away from the window so cannot peer out. I might have missed seeing my first UFO.

metin


Joined: 08/09/2008
Posts: 1588

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 15:59

I know of one party that was going on, on Saturday between 6pm & 11pm. I know that they had Chinese Lanterns....... they were in Catalkoy (sea side). They said they caught fire !!!!!



I won't name them......lol

lagosboy


Joined: 08/08/2011
Posts: 132

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:14

ufo.. i tell you.. and i have seen some..just watch the stars at night you will see..

Doris43


Joined: 05/07/2010
Posts: 61

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 19:37

we saw them late at night over alsancak they deffinatly were not lanters they went passed to quick, we saw about 3 in 1 hour

hetty


Joined: 31/07/2011
Posts: 167

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 19:40

It is the GC's spying on the TC's ha ha ha ha ha

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 20:05

Forgive my ignorance but what are Chinese Lanterns? Some kind of firework I assume. Used to be a time when you couldnt let off fireworks here without a Licence.



I doubt if what I saw was either fireworks or aliens from outer space . Possibly the meteor shower, More like a flash of headlights or a laser beam - I dont usually see these from my garden but maybe it was a freak reflection.

metin


Joined: 08/09/2008
Posts: 1588

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 20:33

Chinese Lanterns are paper lanterns (not fireworks), which I believe you light and they float upwards illuminated.

I have never seen one in action, so don't know about the dangers.

You used to be able to buy them in 'Mr Pound'.