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Did an alien spaceship pass over my house?
8:30am Saturday 2nd January 2010
A WORCESTER man has taken photos of what could be a UFO flying through the skies on New Year’s Eve.
The pictures were captured by 27-year-old Jason Day on his camera phone as a mysterious object passed over his home in Thorn Avenue, Brickfields, at about 9pm.
Mr Day had gone outside for a cigarette when he first noticed the UFO but it disappeared and he went back inside.
When he came back out, this time with a camera phone, it reappeared and he was able to capture an image of it.
Mr Day, an aircraft enthusiast, said he was not sure what it was but was convinced it wasn’t a plane.
He said: “There was no sound whatsoever when it came over. I just scratched my head and went back to talk to my wife. I went back outside to have the cigarette and it was there again, coming from the back of my garden, over the top of my house.
“On the two photographs I took, it appears to have changed shape. On one of the photographs it looks sort of parachute-shaped. I don’t know what it was but I’m certain it was not a plane. When I told my son the next morning he said, ‘Are UFOs real, Dad?’”
In the past it has been suggested that the UFOs are simply Chinese lanterns which are sometimes used at weddings and other celebrations.
Andrew Milner of The Ridings in Droitwich also saw “two dozen lights over his home at about 12.15am yesterday morning, shortly after the start of the new year, but believes what he saw were probably Chinese lanterns.
Michael Soper, media spokesman for Contact International UFO research, said he could not comment on the photographs until he had consulted fellow experts.
But he said it would be possible to check if the object was travelling in the same direction as the wind or whether there were any parties nearby which could indicate it was a Chinese lantern.
He said: “We do want people to come forward and tell us about the sightings. We have had videos of fast-moving objects in the sky. There are a number of UFO hot spots, including Herefordshire and the Malvern Hills.”
If you believe you have seen a UFO call the hotline on 01869 320989 or visit contactinternational.co.uk.
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Your Say Your Worcester
High Time, Worcester says...
10:11am Sat 2 Jan 10
ali0268, worcester says...
11:38am Sat 2 Jan 10
CJH, Worcester says...
11:59am Sat 2 Jan 10
Pangy, worcester says...
1:45pm Sat 2 Jan 10
Avante, Worcester says...
2:56pm Sat 2 Jan 10
helen donovan, Evesham says...
8:13pm Sat 2 Jan 10
We assumed they were lanterns of some description, but wondered why Chinese lanterns as their New Year isn't until much later.
raq, fernhill heath says...
8:37pm Sat 2 Jan 10
helen donovan, Evesham says...
8:41pm Sat 2 Jan 10
Peter WR5, Worcester says...
8:54pm Sat 2 Jan 10
DarrenM, worcester says...
9:58am Sun 3 Jan 10
GroovyChick, Malvern says...
12:53pm Sun 3 Jan 10
I saw big sparkly things in the sky that made a loud bang - were these the spaceships backfiring I wonder!
LauraJ, Worcester says...
4:14pm Sun 3 Jan 10
whyme, Middle Earth says...
4:36pm Sun 3 Jan 10
moonpig, Worcester says...
4:52pm Sun 3 Jan 10
"But he said it would be possible to check if the object was travelling in the same direction as the wind or whether there were any parties nearby which could indicate it was a Chinese lantern."
Hmmm now let me think.. New Years Eve - I wonder if they just might have been some parties in the area?!! Amazing to think that there are people whose job it is to check this out.
helen donovan, Evesham says...
4:52pm Sun 3 Jan 10
daffy, worcester says...
5:09pm Sun 3 Jan 10
stiffone, worcester says...
6:33pm Sun 3 Jan 10
for a mo i thought it was doc from back to the future
Common Sense, Pershore says...
9:23am Mon 4 Jan 10
I saw the engine flashes, but missed to see the shape of the vehicle itself.
Where they crashed, I don't know, but the WN will no doubt report it.
Regarding Chinese Lanterns - fine! Why not?
Question - where do they land or "come to earth" and who collects them up?
Or are they just left lying around somewhere, on the rest of our litter-strewn island?
I doubt they are they edible - just left for curious cattle and sheep to choke on, I suppose? So what's new?
CS.
pudniw_gib, Malvern says...
9:11pm Mon 4 Jan 10
http://www.nightskyl
anterns.co.uk/chines
e-lanterns/eco-lante
rns-no-wire-/prod_33
.html
so not to unpleasant :) I have a re usable one that can be tethered to a long line.
Common Sense, Pershore says...
9:46pm Mon 4 Jan 10
As I still say - "you learn something everyday"!
Mind you - the two that Jason Day saw in Brickfields, were most likely tethered to a single passing craft - (they rarely travel close together, only in Will Smith films), so it was probably secretly spying on Worcester, ready for an invasion in the coming next few years.
Maybe even looking for possible housing sites, under cover of darkness?
...but I reveal too much already!
CS.
PS: It was NOT Dr.Who - silly idea, that!
drbeat, Kidderminster says...
9:59pm Mon 4 Jan 10
Avante, Worcester says...
9:59am Tue 5 Jan 10
SgtAl, Worcester says...
5:23pm Tue 5 Jan 10
I believe this because after consuming one or two alcoholic drinks in town, just to put me into a deep sleep, I awoke to find all the money in my wallet missing. I also believe the alien hit me on the head to confirm my slumber as I woke with a splitting head ache, he must also have dressed me in my sleep. Sneaky little git.
I was also possibly probed, as my backside was killing me all day.
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ALIEN WATCH: Jason Day scanning the skies in Thorn Avenue, Brickfields. Picture: Nick Toogood. 53402201
UFO? One of the pictures Jason Day took on his mobile phone.
UFO? One of the pictures Jason Day took on his mobile phone.
snowdrop_40 jones, malvern says...
10:08am Sat 2 Jan 10
Check chineselanterns.co.u
k you can buy some yourself.They are also commonly used to celebrate the life of a lost loved one.