UM-Bot Posted August 16, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 16, 2014 A circular object with a ring of lights was observed by multiple witnesses across the city this week. Social media was buzzing on the night of August 11th when several people managed to snap photographs of what appeared to be an oval-shaped craft in the sky over Houston during stormy weather. Read More: http://www.unexplain...ring-rain-storm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Octopus Posted August 16, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Wow, those are some fascinating pictures. Multiple witnesses, multiple pictures taken at different angles. I really don't know what to think about these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted August 16, 2014 #3 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Interesting article and pictures. I guess time will eventually tell if it's a hoax of sorts, some kind of strange natural phenomenon, or remains one of those unexplained mysteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 16, 2014 #4 Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) So here are some pics... RC quadcopter is the first thought, and yes they can make them look like discs . Edited August 16, 2014 by seeder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0wn Posted August 16, 2014 #5 Share Posted August 16, 2014 That would have to be the biggest RC I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 16, 2014 #6 Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) This one even has similar lights...do watch till the end [media=] [/media] Edited August 16, 2014 by seeder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 16, 2014 #7 Share Posted August 16, 2014 That would have to be the biggest RC I've ever seen. How can you tell how big it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0wn Posted August 16, 2014 #8 Share Posted August 16, 2014 How can you tell how big it is? Use the FREEWAY SIGN as a reference point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenceMinisterMishkin Posted August 16, 2014 #9 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I find this intriguing to the max *Ninja turtles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted August 16, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Its Real, its Real, a Wookie told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 16, 2014 #11 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Use the FREEWAY SIGN as a reference point. I prefer to use the window of the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBomber Posted August 16, 2014 #12 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Huh, yeah not sure what that could be but it's definitely really cool. Great pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atuke Posted August 16, 2014 #13 Share Posted August 16, 2014 20 years ago it would've been epic and believable. It's hard to judge since there isn't a video of it. A table sized drone from a hobby store can be fixed with inexpensive LCD lights and flown silently over the populous. The pics over the freeway could have been photoshopped and clouds added for distortion and perspective. Hate to be dismissive. Well done though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted August 16, 2014 #14 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I live in Houston and saw the lightning show but missed this "UFO". The street lights along I-10 look like this "UFO". I even posted one as a "UFO" on UM a couple years ago. I don't know anything about photo shopping or if that is what this is...I'm heading out I'll get a pic of one and post it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbly_Dooright Posted August 16, 2014 #15 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I've watched the video, Seeder, and always wondered how those things flew. We sell something similar at work. Whether those pics are real or not, I just watched a Weather Channel special on paranormal phenomena during weather situations. Apparently, there have been sightings when there was tornadoes and strong thunderstorms. They say, that it is probably because the crafts are trying to charge their ship up with energy. And that is why they are sighted numerously during bad weather. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted August 16, 2014 #16 Share Posted August 16, 2014 As QC rightly points out, this is a hoax, with some copycat trolls thrown in. Here's what the streetlighting looks like in that part of Houston, looking straight up at one. At a lower angle you will see a perfect match to the UFO's, right down to the number of individual light elements... add in a reflection off a curved side window or a bit of photoshopping, and Viola... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted August 16, 2014 #17 Share Posted August 16, 2014 PS - there's a superb, if unwitting, demonstration of how this 'anomaly' comes about in this image from here: http://altereddimens...age_thumb10.png Note how the *actual* light is blown out, but the reflection of it (caused by an internal lens flare) is symmetrically placed in the opposite diagonal location in the image - just as a lot of lens flares do.. And if you shoot through a curved car side window, or get that reflection off an angled windscreen, then you can get it happening at pretty much any angle.. Busted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted August 16, 2014 #18 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I live in Houston and saw the lightning show but missed this "UFO". The street lights along I-10 look like this "UFO". I even posted one as a "UFO" on UM a couple years ago. I don't know anything about photo shopping or if that is what this is...I'm heading out I'll get a pic of one and post it. Was there anything on the local news papers or tv about the object? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted August 17, 2014 #19 Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) As QC rightly points out, this is a hoax, with some copycat trolls thrown in. Here's what the streetlighting looks like in that part of Houston, looking straight up at one. At a lower angle you will see a perfect match to the UFO's, right down to the number of individual light elements... add in a reflection off a curved side window or a bit of photoshopping, and Viola... There are actually two types of streetlights on I-10 (that I know about). Both make great UFO's and have the round circle shape. One surrounded by bulbs with silver domes and the other has smaller flat/flush? rectangular lights on the outside of the ring. Your pic I'm sure has the dome ones. I took some great photos of both today, but without my card in my camera! Edited August 17, 2014 by QuiteContrary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted August 17, 2014 #20 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Was there anything on the local news papers or tv about the object? just found this from our local news a few days ago http://www.click2houston.com/news/new-video-of-possible-ufo-over-houston/27462562 However when you watch the guys video do you not see the same lights to the lower right? And also car headlights that look the same? His car windows would be wet, so reflections? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted August 17, 2014 #21 Share Posted August 17, 2014 It could be a drone but who would fly one in a storm .it might be a ufo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 17, 2014 #22 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Fletcher Gray, the volunteer chief investigator for the Texas chapter of the Mutual UFO Network, known as MUFON, said the mysterious circle of lights was a reflection of highway lights since the video was shot through a car window. "It's no more than light trapped in the side window," said Gray, noting that he was curious about the source of the photos. http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/space/article/Mystery-lights-over-Houston-keep-people-talking-5691206.php#photo-6731402 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenceMinisterMishkin Posted August 17, 2014 #23 Share Posted August 17, 2014 How does that explain the multiple witness's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted August 17, 2014 #24 Share Posted August 17, 2014 It could be a drone but who would fly one in a storm .it might be a ufo Until it's identified it would be a ufo by it's very definition. Not necessary an ET or drone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersonFromPorlock Posted August 17, 2014 #25 Share Posted August 17, 2014 This one even has similar lights...do watch till the end What I take away from that video is that when there's actually something there, the image is focused and steady - something that's worth keeping in mind the next time fuzzy-jiggles proof! is presented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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