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Mystery surrounds UFO sighting
THE mystery surrounding a dozen orange lights seen over Basingstoke at the weekend has deepened with aviation authorities unable to offer an explanation.
Strange lights in the sky were spotted by a number of residents in the Basingstoke area between 10.40pm and 11.10pm on Saturday.
David Osborne, of Loggon Road, Cranbourne, Basingstoke, said he saw lights south of Basingstoke, from his bedroom window.
He claims they were moving in from the Alton to Odiham direction.
He immediate phoned RAF Odiham but after staff at base said they would not investigate, the 47-year-old telephoned The Gazette.
He said: "I saw some eerie strange lights. They were bright orange and very high in the sky.
"I've never seen anything like it before in my life."
Mr Osborne, said they did not resemble any aircraft movements, as he was familiar with airfields at RAF Odiham, Lasham and Popham.
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A flurry of UFO reports in Wales last week coincided with a wedding party releasing dozens of blazing Chinese lanterns, which rise into the sky like hot-air balloons.
The National Air Traffic Service has confirmed it had no recorded incidents that night.
Jane Johnston, spokesperson for the NATS, said: "There was nothing unusual reported that night that was reported that would necessitate logging it."
The Ministry of Defence said it took no active role in identifying UFO sightings.
In a statement, the MoD said: "Unless there is evidence of a potential threat, there is no attempt to identify the nature of each sighting reported."
Anyone who witnessed the unexplained phenomena in the Basingstoke area, can email newsdesk@basingstokegazette. co.uk or call 01256 337444.
3:32pm Monday 30th June 2008
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CommentPosted by: Mulder on 4:37pm Mon 30 Jun 08
Little brown men from Uranus.
Little brown men from Uranus.
Posted by: goldman3, Basingstoke on 6:55pm Mon 30 Jun 08
Its amazing (NOT) Where is the proof I ask myself this is not proof at all from a couple of lights on a picture........But I suppose it beats BALLOONS OVER BASINGSTOKE!
Kind Regards
Ian Longman
Its amazing (NOT) Where is the proof I ask myself this is not proof at all from a couple of lights on a picture........But I suppose it beats BALLOONS OVER BASINGSTOKE!
Kind Regards
Ian Longman
Posted by: Wake up and look, UK on 10:30pm Mon 30 Jun 08
This appears quite like a number of similar sighting in and around the west country over the last few weeks; they were attributed to Roman Candles. Not much effort is needed to find the details of these on line.
This appears quite like a number of similar sighting in and around the west country over the last few weeks; they were attributed to Roman Candles. Not much effort is needed to find the details of these on line.
Posted by: Picket Dewfury, Basingstoke on 7:30am Tue 1 Jul 08
The only strange lights you see on a irregular basis around here is the evening bus service.
The only strange lights you see on a irregular basis around here is the evening bus service.
Posted by: BonzoDog, local on 9:28am Tue 1 Jul 08
I suppose everyone will be a critic until they see the evidence in front of them.
I'll be sceptical about such things until I see any evidence too, but I have an open mind.
I often look up into the sky but fail to see anything apart from the usual 'Chinooks' a moon, and a few scattered stars.
One day maybe, one day?
I suppose everyone will be a critic until they see the evidence in front of them.
I'll be sceptical about such things until I see any evidence too, but I have an open mind.
I often look up into the sky but fail to see anything apart from the usual 'Chinooks' a moon, and a few scattered stars.
One day maybe, one day?
Posted by: JMC, CORNWALL on 9:08am Wed 2 Jul 08
On Sunday night around 10.45 pm my husband called me into kitchen saying he had seen a ufo. Large oval shaped Light that was moving, as he watched it, it suddenly disappeared in the clear sky about a minute ater a flying tracer type light followed. I told him it was propbably new plane testing in Somerset but today on news 2 servicemen report and photographed same looking object.
bw JMC
On Sunday night around 10.45 pm my husband called me into kitchen saying he had seen a ufo. Large oval shaped Light that was moving, as he watched it, it suddenly disappeared in the clear sky about a minute ater a flying tracer type light followed. I told him it was propbably new plane testing in Somerset but today on news 2 servicemen report and photographed same looking object.
bw JMC
Posted by: Chris, Alton on 12:11pm Wed 2 Jul 08
[quote]Its amazing (NOT) Where is the proof I ask myself this is not proof at all from a couple of lights on a picture........But I suppose it beats BALLOONS OVER BASINGSTOKE![/quote] Its not just a picture, watch the video. Why oh Why are people so critical. If you you look at the bigger picture, we are 1 planet in trillions that exist in many solar systems. We think we know so much and trust our own judgment and education when infact we know so little about ourselves, our planet and other life forms... lol, just a thought!!!
Its amazing (NOT) Where is the proof I ask myself this is not proof at all from a couple of lights on a picture........But I suppose it beats BALLOONS OVER BASINGSTOKE!
Its not just a picture, watch the video. Why oh Why are people so critical. If you you look at the bigger picture, we are 1 planet in trillions that exist in many solar systems. We think we know so much and trust our own judgment and education when infact we know so little about ourselves, our planet and other life forms... lol, just a thought!!!
Posted by: Mr Thomas, North East uk on 1:17pm Wed 2 Jul 08
My God man!!
Read the news!! I'm not a debunker at all! I believe in the ufo phenomena... However, its glaringly obvious that these so called orange orb sightings are on the increase more and more as this year roll's on... And the description says it all!! Orange/fiery/cylindr
ical orbs flying in some kind of formation... CHINESE LANTERNS!!!!
Please get educated people.. Its a new craze to hit the UK and we need to stop blurring the lines here and wasting the paper's time with these reports... This is not the only area to be hit with this problem... google 'ufo' on a daily basis and you'll see exactly the same reports country wide!!
check this website out www.skylanterns.com
and read testimonials from these people who are flying these lanterns...they're blatantly laughing at people for thinking the lanterns are UFO's...
Please.. i'm getting tired of reading the same reports every day...
My God man!!
Read the news!! I'm not a debunker at all! I believe in the ufo phenomena... However, its glaringly obvious that these so called orange orb sightings are on the increase more and more as this year roll's on... And the description says it all!! Orange/fiery/cylindr
ical orbs flying in some kind of formation... CHINESE LANTERNS!!!!
Please get educated people.. Its a new craze to hit the UK and we need to stop blurring the lines here and wasting the paper's time with these reports... This is not the only area to be hit with this problem... google 'ufo' on a daily basis and you'll see exactly the same reports country wide!!
check this website out www.skylanterns.com
and read testimonials from these people who are flying these lanterns...they're blatantly laughing at people for thinking the lanterns are UFO's...
Please.. i'm getting tired of reading the same reports every day...
Posted by: Deepinsight, Basingstoke on 2:49pm Wed 2 Jul 08
I've seen these too, on many occasions. They fly in formation and in a group around Basingstoke and if you live in the Beaconsfield Road area of the town you'll maybe have seen them actually land !
They are in fact a group of birds out for a spot of excercise and reflect the light from the town's orange sodium street lights rather well. Their movements are fast ( they are after all racing birds ) and fluid.
Have a closer look next time and you'll realise that they're not too high, just small and closer than you think.
Coooo !!!
I've seen these too, on many occasions. They fly in formation and in a group around Basingstoke and if you live in the Beaconsfield Road area of the town you'll maybe have seen them actually land !
They are in fact a group of birds out for a spot of excercise and reflect the light from the town's orange sodium street lights rather well. Their movements are fast ( they are after all racing birds ) and fluid.
Have a closer look next time and you'll realise that they're not too high, just small and closer than you think.
Coooo !!!
Posted by: sharon, hertfoedshire on 3:31pm Wed 2 Jul 08
friends and i also saw this same strange aray of lights on saturday evening around the same time, but over hertfordshire. we tried to work out what it was but are baffled
friends and i also saw this same strange aray of lights on saturday evening around the same time, but over hertfordshire. we tried to work out what it was but are baffled
Posted by: stealth, herts on 3:36pm Wed 2 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Deepinsight[/bold] wrote:
I\'ve seen these too, on many occasions. They fly in formation and in a group around Basingstoke and if you live in the Beaconsfield Road area of the town you\'ll maybe have seen them actually land !
They are in fact a group of birds out for a spot of excercise and reflect the light from the town\'s orange sodium street lights rather well. Their movements are fast ( they are after all racing birds ) and fluid.
Have a closer look next time and you\'ll realise that they\'re not too high, just small and closer than you think.
Coooo !!![/quote] if this is the case how do you explain them over my area which is no where near the siting reported? what we saw was very high in the sky
Deepinsight wrote:
I\'ve seen these too, on many occasions. They fly in formation and in a group around Basingstoke and if you live in the Beaconsfield Road area of the town you\'ll maybe have seen them actually land !
They are in fact a group of birds out for a spot of excercise and reflect the light from the town\'s orange sodium street lights rather well. Their movements are fast ( they are after all racing birds ) and fluid.
Have a closer look next time and you\'ll realise that they\'re not too high, just small and closer than you think.
Coooo !!!
if this is the case how do you explain them over my area which is no where near the siting reported? what we saw was very high in the sky
Posted by: Picket Dewfury, Basingstoke on 4:18pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Did you know they had taken the word 'gullible' out of the dictionary in Basingstoke?
Please stop giving the outside world the impression that when Park Prewett shut up shop, the patients were dispersed into the surrounding community.
Did you know they had taken the word 'gullible' out of the dictionary in Basingstoke?
Please stop giving the outside world the impression that when Park Prewett shut up shop, the patients were dispersed into the surrounding community.
Posted by: Picket Dewfury, Basingstoke on 4:20pm Wed 2 Jul 08
If you want to see just how gullible people are, here is all the proof you need:
'http://tinyurl.com/
5aosgf'
If you want to see just how gullible people are, here is all the proof you need:
'http://tinyurl.com/
5aosgf'
Posted by: Ragman, Hampshire on 5:15pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Nice site.
Like the pictures, spent a far bit of time around there as a kid.
Nice site.
Like the pictures, spent a far bit of time around there as a kid.
Posted by: Ragman, Hampshire on 5:16pm Thu 3 Jul 08
That'll be [italic][bold]fair[/bold][/italic] then
Posted by: Nemesis, Visiting on 2:39pm Sat 5 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Mr Thomas[/bold] wrote:
My God man!!
Read the news!! I\'m not a debunker at all! I believe in the ufo phenomena... However, its glaringly obvious that these so called orange orb sightings are on the increase more and more as this year roll\'s on... And the description says it all!! Orange/fiery/cylindr
ical orbs flying in some kind of formation... CHINESE LANTERNS!!!!
Please get educated people.. Its a new craze to hit the UK and we need to stop blurring the lines here and wasting the paper\'s time with these reports... This is not the only area to be hit with this problem... google \'ufo\' on a daily basis and you\'ll see exactly the same reports country wide!!
check this website out www.skylanterns.com
and read testimonials from these people who are flying these lanterns...they\'re blatantly laughing at people for thinking the lanterns are UFO\'s...
Please.. i\'m getting tired of reading the same reports every day... [/quote] [bold]Agree with you 100%![/bold]
Not sure which I find the most tiresome, news media for continually running these sightings as UFO stories (regardless of the data), or self-styled 'UFO experts' who continue to promote the myth (ignoring the data).
Mr Thomas wrote:
My God man!!
Read the news!! I\'m not a debunker at all! I believe in the ufo phenomena... However, its glaringly obvious that these so called orange orb sightings are on the increase more and more as this year roll\'s on... And the description says it all!! Orange/fiery/cylindr
ical orbs flying in some kind of formation... CHINESE LANTERNS!!!!
Please get educated people.. Its a new craze to hit the UK and we need to stop blurring the lines here and wasting the paper\'s time with these reports... This is not the only area to be hit with this problem... google \'ufo\' on a daily basis and you\'ll see exactly the same reports country wide!!
check this website out www.skylanterns.com
and read testimonials from these people who are flying these lanterns...they\'re blatantly laughing at people for thinking the lanterns are UFO\'s...
Please.. i\'m getting tired of reading the same reports every day...
Agree with you 100%!
Not sure which I find the most tiresome, news media for continually running these sightings as UFO stories (regardless of the data), or self-styled 'UFO experts' who continue to promote the myth (ignoring the data).
Posted by: lana, hertford on 4:44am Fri 8 Aug 08
bright orange light ascending straight up to the heavens.dont know,still bewildered!!!!as this was 8.30 in the evening the night after that incident in basingstoke.the only reason why im sending this because my partner witnessed it also...
bright orange light ascending straight up to the heavens.dont know,still bewildered!!!!as this was 8.30 in the evening the night after that incident in basingstoke.the only reason why im sending this because my partner witnessed it also...
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