Eldorado Posted September 14, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 14, 2019 "Friday 13th turned into a horror for many onlookers last night after weird lights in the sky prompted fears of crashing planes or an alien invasion. "Callers phoned the police in droves after spotting stunt aircraft with flames shooting from the back of them. "Lots of videos posted on social media featured people screaming as they spotted flaming aircraft crashing through the skies. "Other’s panicked it was something even more cataclysmic, such as an alien invasion." Full report at Leicestershire Live: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/people-saying-its-aliens-leicester-3319299 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 14, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Space whale's entering the atmosphere. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwynbleidd Posted September 14, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 14, 2019 28 minutes ago, XenoFish said: Space whale's entering the atmosphere. Yeah, I think that's a lot more plausible than alien spacecraft for sure! I found it hard to watch as the person must've been drunk who was filming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 14, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Well if we all end up as pod people we know it's aliens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Caesar Posted September 14, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Looks like the beginning of The War of the Worlds (1953). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereologist Posted September 15, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 15, 2019 That's a great event. The cause was known but it made people wonder. Of course it makes people wonder. It was unusual. Papameter 90% UFO invasion 10% inter dimensional BF contact. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted September 15, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 15, 2019 From the piece: Speaking after a previous display led to claims of 'UFOs', AeroSPARX team leader Guy Westgate told LeicestershireLive in June: "When we fly we always get people calling 999 worrying that an airplane is on fire. Psst... Guy... maybe you could TELL people BEFORE you fly? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 15, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Boris Johnson's Brexit Cabinet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 15, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, XenoFish said: Space whale's entering the atmosphere. I wonder if it will be friends with me. Edited September 15, 2019 by Dumbledore the Awesome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 15, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, and then said: From the piece: Speaking after a previous display led to claims of 'UFOs', AeroSPARX team leader Guy Westgate told LeicestershireLive in June: "When we fly we always get people calling 999 worrying that an airplane is on fire. Psst... Guy... maybe you could TELL people BEFORE you fly? The reporting is as you'd expect from any local newspaper extremely poor, but any organised aerobatic display would have been cleared with the Civil Aviation Authority. I'm sure they did publicise it, they may well have even publicised it through Leicester Live, but you know what people on Social Media are like. Edited September 15, 2019 by Dumbledore the Awesome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted September 15, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 15, 2019 6 hours ago, and then said: From the piece: Speaking after a previous display led to claims of 'UFOs', AeroSPARX team leader Guy Westgate told LeicestershireLive in June: "When we fly we always get people calling 999 worrying that an airplane is on fire. Psst... Guy... maybe you could TELL people BEFORE you fly? It would have been in a NOTAM. General public are only aware if they are aviation enthusiasts. Having said that, it is stupid if multiple people did call the police. It’s obviously aircraft in control even in that low quality video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 15, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 15, 2019 This is the kind of thing, only filmed properly rather than by someone holding his phone in portrait mode. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bed of chaos Posted September 15, 2019 #13 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Article 'its coming right towards us!'. Well, if it hits you, we'll know what the hell it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Eyes Posted September 15, 2019 #14 Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, Dumbledore the Awesome said: This is the kind of thing, only filmed properly rather than by someone holding his phone in portrait mode. Yup. It was also a publicity stunt for a new show, according to the following link. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/bbc-reveal-glowing-planes-night-3319613 Edited to add: It was mentioned that in the link posted by Dumbledore. I missed watching/reading his post before posting this. Edited September 15, 2019 by Hazel Eyes Whoops, It mentioned that in the link posted by Dumbledore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the13bats Posted September 15, 2019 #15 Share Posted September 15, 2019 13 hours ago, Dumbledore the Awesome said: The reporting is as you'd expect from any local newspaper extremely poor, but any organised aerobatic display would have been cleared with the Civil Aviation Authority. I'm sure they did publicise it, they may well have even publicised it through Leicester Live, but you know what people on Social Media are like. its been about 7 years back i was still in orlando, and i get awoke to low fast flying jets, it did sound scary, i go out and lots of planes in the sky, it was weird, my neighbor who was a very anal excitable fellow is screaming on his phone to 911, i had already relaxed seeing most craft were vintage, another neighbor came out and announced it was just an air show, the anal neighbor got even more upset over that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote Posted September 16, 2019 #16 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Looks more like fireworks attached to drones than just fireworks on their own. You can see some kind of structure just underneath the sparks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galego Posted September 16, 2019 #17 Share Posted September 16, 2019 5 hours ago, zygote_myles said: Looks more like fireworks attached to drones than just fireworks on their own. You can see some kind of structure just underneath the sparks. That's because they are actually planes. Gliders, to be precise. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Smoke aLot Posted September 16, 2019 #18 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Novichok capsules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted September 21, 2019 #19 Share Posted September 21, 2019 A man made object that exploded in the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now