UFO
mystery solved
By
Neil Skinner
The Chinese lanterns captured soon after launch by Rosalie Rudd
For
the dozens of internet posters (some more serious than others) discussing recent
mysterious lights in the skies, this photograph may go some way to unlocking the
mystery.
The
floating, circling UFOs seen last Saturday night were, it would appear, little
more than Chinese lanterns released as part of a wedding celebration at the Bushy
Police Club.
Robert
Rosamond from the British UFO Research Organisation (BUFORA) confirmed residents
weren't "seeing things" and that his organisation had received a great
many similar reports in recent months.
He
said: "Chinese lanterns or variations upon a similar theme are being sighted
up and down the country at present.
"Common
traits are flying in formation (due to the fact that they are more often than
not tied together); that they are all apparently of a uniform colour and generally
of equal brightness.
"Often
one or two are observed to rotate around each other or perform some other kind
of independent manoeuvre (the wind will obviously have different affects upon
any single or number of lanterns in the group at any given time.)
"One
or two or various of their numbers will and often do suddenly 'disappear' or even
flare up and then disappear (depending upon the sequence of pre-launch candle
lighting.)
"Ufology
has been aware of this particular trend for the past four years or more, so it
isn't particularly new to us. The fire service is equally unimpressed with them
on the basis that they are potentially serious fire hazards under the right circumstances."
Bushey
resident Debbie James was one of many people to witness the lights.
She
said: "Thank goodness they were just lanterns. I'm having a party later in
the year and will be buying some of my own. They are really beautiful.
"In
reality the back gardens of Bushey wouldn't be the first port of call for aliens."
