UFO's Invade Britian!

[aidan80 9]

Mystery Lights Over The Midlands

A "spectacular" display of dozens of UFOs has been reported in the skies over the West Midlands.

Eyewitnesses told Sky News that up to 70 bright circular objects could be seen near Halesowen.

Stunned residents watched in disbelief, convinced they were viewing an extra-terrestrial spectacle.

Each object was encircled with lights and had lights in the middle, according to witness Steven Randall who lives in Halesowen with is wife and three children.

He said: "This was incredible and so spectacular. The lights seem to climb into the sky to the north of us, just before 8pm last night.

"A neighbour had shouted for us to come and look. There were so many objects. From a distance they looked like bubbles rising in a fizzy drink.

"Then they came towards us and flew right over the top. Some were so close they were almost touching and were only a hundred feet or so above us.

"The objects were absolutely silent and travelling at probably twice the speed of a normal aircraft.

"They were all circular and had 13 to 15 lights around the rim. Each had lights in the centre which were flashing on and off. They went south at a terrific speed."

Birmingham International airport is to the east of the sightings, but according to Mr Randall, the flight path comes nowhere near the houses.

"Aircraft are not allowed to fly over this area. We regularly see air traffic in the distance and I can assure you that this was something very different," he said.

Air traffic control at Birmingham International airport had nothing on their radar to suggest anything out of the ordinary...

Sky News has the full story.

[bhajishah 4]

Any crop circles????

[sara..... 371]

hmm i want to see the pics of it

[aidan80 9]

You're not the only one.. I want to see some fuzzy video and even more obscure photos!

[Amby 490]

I need pictures too

[Teacher Mark 53]

That's pretty creepy. It looks like an armada.

Edited December 21, 2008 by Joe Six-Pack

[Hannah+Vito 0]

someones been on spending firebox.com me thinks

http://www.firebox.com/product/2225/Sky-Lanterns

[Teacher Mark 53]

I have always wanted to pull this hoax, but I'm too cheap to buy enough of them to make it "spectacular"!

UFOs over Halesowen - the truth!

THE truth may well be out there, but it’s not in the skies above the Black Country.

The mystery behind the sighting of dozens of bright circular objects over Halesowen was solved last night – schoolkids releasing Chinese Lanterns after a Christmas carol service.

Residents were baffled after they spotted the “UFOs” sailing across the night sky on Thursday. One even described them as bubbles rising in a fizzy drink.

But the Sunday Mercury can reveal they were in fact Chinese Lanterns released by children from Lutley Primary School, and not aliens from outer space.

Mum-of-two Sam Gibson, whose daughter Millie attends the school, laughed: “There were certainly no UFOs around that night – just the 50 lanterns that the parents and children decided to set off over Halesowen.”

Sam said the lanterns were being sold for £2.50 at the school after the annual

carol service. A large group of parents and their kids decided to buy and release them together in the playground at about 7.30pm.

“We all watched them float off into the sky towards the fire station,” she said. “It was really nice and I was thinking of investing in some more for the children.

“It’s hilarious that it’s caused such a storm. I can’t believe people thought they were actually UFOs.”

Residents across Halesowen inundated a TV news channel with calls about the sightings.

Dad-of-three Steven Randall said: “This was incredible and so spectacular. The lights seemed to climb into the sky to the north of us, just before 8pm last night.

“A neighbour had shouted for us to come and look. There were so many objects. From a distance they looked like bubbles rising in a fizzy drink.”

http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands...66331-22520703/

[RadzNSteve 0]

It was probably just Santa making a trail run checking out the new mods on the sley.

[Niels Bohr 72]

[Mags 112]

It was probably just Santa making a trail run checking out the new mods on the sley.

There are mods on Santa's Sleigh?

Not fair! I want a go!

[Scott & Lai 12]

Vogons?

[RadzNSteve 0]

Yes i was reading he had new stealth mods that were in need of testing.

[Teacher Mark 53]

I love the "Wimbledon style" commentary. A sighting of something that massive would create mass chaos.