VIDEO: UFOs spotted in skies above Bristol
There were no little green men but an apparent alien encounter in Bristol has been causing a stir.
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The Western Daily Press yesterday received a number of calls from people saying they had spotted "bright orange lights" in the sky above the city on Saturday night.
Callers from Westbury-on-Trym to Fishponds reported seeing the "fireballs" move through the sky between 9.15pm and 10.30pm.
Sandra Moss, 51, from Frampton Cotterell, saw them from the Prince of Wales pub in Stoke Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, as she enjoyed a soft drink with friends. She said: "The light was bright orange and seemed to be hovering, then it would drop, disappear and come back. It was too close for an aeroplane and too quiet for a helicopter."
As she walked back to her car on Abbey Road at about 10.30pm, she saw five lights high in the sky.
Another caller from Fishponds said people had been standing out in the streets at about 9.30pm looking at the lights.
She said: "It was just like something out of The Day of the Triffids.
"I don't know what it was but it was an amazing display."
"The lights were travelling over Lodge Causeway and coming from behind Tesco over Barton Hill field which is behind the Bristol Brunel Academy.
"I saw 10 lights in all and they were just amazing."
She added: "The first four came over and seemed to wait for the last of the five and then they circled several times and then literally went straight up and disappeared. Then the next five did the same."
The woman said it had been a clear night until she and her family saw the lights, when it seemed to become somewhat hazy.
She said: "We managed to take pictures and you can see that the lights were a perfect orb."
Robert Rosamond, of the British UFO Research Association, said it was impossible to say what the lights were until the body had completed an investigation. He did not rule out the possibility they were Chinese lanterns. Anyone who saw them can email the organisation at rivergypsy@hotmail.com.
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by Emma, Southmead Road
Monday, March 16 2009, 10:06AM
“My partner and I saw them too. Four of them went over the garden and appeared to be some sort of craft, fairly high up and moving fairly quickly - seeming self-powered but totally quiet. I'd be surprised if they were chinese lanterns but it could explain it. More likely to be the military playing with one of their new toys though I reckon.”
by Mike, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Thursday, September 18 2008, 3:08PM
“Keep it going guys. When do the little green men start to appear?”
by the psychologist, In a street near you
Wednesday, September 17 2008, 10:58PM
“Ian...you obviously have psychological issues about marine critters based no doubt upon a particular incident from your childhood whereupon you were caught trying to copulate with a goldfish by your lmother!”
by Nik, Kingswood
Wednesday, September 17 2008, 9:04PM
“At 950pm my partner and I were in our back garden and saw something travelling steadily and silently towards St George and Easton. It didn't glow but appeared to be turning end over end catching the light off the moon. The best thing i can liken it too would be like tin foil. But as there is no wind it's movement was wierd!! Anybody else see this? We're sober in case you're wondering!!”
by Mike, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Tuesday, September 16 2008, 11:41PM
“Nick, I was born in Kingswood. I used to have some friends that saw lights in the sky...usually after drinking lots of cider!!”
by Nick Brown, Bristol
Tuesday, September 16 2008, 7:46AM
“Mike - At least we don't sound like Americans ;-)
Julie - Apparently the formations are created by tethering the lanterns together”
by Mike, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Monday, September 15 2008, 11:27PM
“Great accents on the video guys!!!!”
by Julie Llewellyn, Kingswood
Monday, September 15 2008, 2:58PM
“I was at kingwood foundation at around 9.30pm on Saturday at the youth4youth event. I witnessed with many other people around 20 orange lights in the sky travelling at aircraft speed with no noise. If this was just chinese latterns how did anyone from the ground create such an organised uniformed display. How could chinese latterns not only light up the sky so brightly but travel across the whole of Bristol. Apparently there have also been sightings of orange lights in Liverpool and Wales on Saturday night. Im not saying its aliens but it is certainly very intriguing and im keeping an open mind.”
by Pete, Bristol
Monday, September 15 2008, 11:42AM
“I have been listening to GWR this morning and reading these articles with a lot of amusement today. The so-called ufo's were chinese lanterns set off by a number of us at my brother's wedding reception at Stoke Lodge playing fields in Stoke Bishop! It's g”
by Pete, Bristol
Monday, September 15 2008, 11:41AM
“i have been listening to GWR this morning and reading these articles with a lot of amusement today. The so-called ufo's were chinese lanterns set off by a number of us at my brother's wedding reception at Stoke Lodge playing fields in Stoke Bishop! It's g”