Still Waters Posted October 6, 2011 #1 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Lifeboat crews launched a rescue mission after a member of the public reported seeing distress flares over the North Sea that turned out to be the planet Jupiter. Tynemouth RNLI and a RAF helicopter were called out at 7.45pm on Monday to locate a potentially troubled vessel six miles off the coast of Tynemouth Longsands, North Tyneside. They saw a number of fishing boats making their way back to the Tyne but an extensive search proved fruitless. And after an hour out at sea it was found that the informant had mistaken the bright sparks of Jupiter for flares. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylight1 Posted October 6, 2011 #2 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Wellington Posted October 6, 2011 #3 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Should of had a V8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undertheflow Posted October 9, 2011 #4 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Reminds me of the time that I mistook a golf ball for a death star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Kratos__ Posted October 9, 2011 #5 Share Posted October 9, 2011 (edited) Well Jupiter is pretty close to Earth this time of year. edit: Ooohhh found the link to the story. That Still Waters also posted. XD Here Comes Jupiter: October 29th 2011 http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=213601 Edited October 9, 2011 by __Kratos__ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angi chiesa Posted October 9, 2011 #6 Share Posted October 9, 2011 well I was sailing off the mountainous shore of Crete,looking for a flashing nvigation light I was sailing off shore near some mountains at night,looking for a flashing navigation beacon. Suddenly I saw it. well after navigating by it for a few minutes it turned out to be a cars headlamps winding down a windy road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalcase Posted October 9, 2011 #7 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I don't buy it. No way a single, stable object could be mistaken for a flare!? Maybe he was drunk and it appeared to move about? Or the coast gaurd was lazy and just excepted that as an explanation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anotheryahoo Posted October 10, 2011 #8 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Jupiter has been mistaken many times by the uninformed though how you mistake a steady planet for a moving flare that travels in a arc and falls quickly is beyond me. Maybe this was the 1st time this person ever looked at the stars and planets or like it was said a convenient explanation for the coast guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Snowflake Posted October 11, 2011 #9 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I was looking at Jupiter the other night from my balcony in Sweden. I've never seen it so large and bright before, could even make out some of it's moons with a cheap pair of binoculars. When I lived in England I needed a powerful telescope to see them. The sky in Sweden is much clearer at night though, especially now winter is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsatroGubbe Posted October 14, 2011 #10 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Comment removed by Alien Overlords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 215 Posted October 15, 2011 #11 Share Posted October 15, 2011 IT sounds like a UFO case and with the navy covering it up by claiming it was a planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScorpinix Posted October 30, 2011 #12 Share Posted October 30, 2011 IT sounds like a UFO case and with the navy covering it up by claiming it was a planet. Derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopypooky Posted October 30, 2011 #13 Share Posted October 30, 2011 how can they see Jupiter from earth here, using bare eyes? anybody has such photo? i never seen jupiter with bare eyes before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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