Helicoptors/ orange lights over Oswaldtwistle

[cheriedeakin]

Did anyone see the strange procession of helicoptors/ orange lights flying over oswaldtwistle from Accrington direction at midnight New Years Eve, there must have been 20 - 30 of them, one must have had soime kind of fireball or firework attatched. It was the wierdest thing I've ever seen.

[cashman]

yep, probably them chinese lantern efforts again.

[garinda]

Thai lanterns.

It's how the Chinky delivers after midnight on new year's eve, to avoid trouble on the roads.

I ordered a green curry an hour ago, and have just been informed it's been seen up Belthorn.

[Neil]

I saw what looked like a helicopter with an orange light reflecting of its rotor blades at about 6.30pm last night. It was high and moving very fast. Thought it looked too fast for a helicopter. The orange light looked like a V shape which is why I think it was reflecting of rotor blades.

It was a little odd.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Our electricty was off just after midnigh for 40 minutes or so.....wonder if it had anything to do with that?

[Mancie]

It could have been a Helicopter...a flying vehicle that mankind invented in the early 20th century..but who know's?

[lancsdave]

We saw them and thought they were hot air balloons, if it was I didn't they went up after dark unless tethered. The helicopter went over about 20 minutes later.

[mattylad]

Chinese lanterns are available at the poundshop in accy centre (not poundland).

Good for 20 minutes

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Mancie

It could have been a Helicopter...a flying vehicle that mankind invented in the early 20th century..but who know's?

would put money on it being chinese lanterns, listened to a radio prog other day, description etc fits wi what a woman from gisburn was saying, police had loads of UFO calls about em,oer that way.

[Neil]

The thing I saw was too fast to be blowing in the wind. I wondered if it was an RAF jet with the speed it was moving

[MargaretR]

I saw them and realised they were lanterns.
I have watched so many UFO videos that I can tell the difference

[SPUGGIE J]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

I saw them and realised they were lanterns.
I have watched so many UFO videos that I can tell the difference

That is ruddy scarry by the way. Only seen one lantern this year which is odd asfor the past few years there have been dozens.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

I saw them and realised they were lanterns.
I have watched so many UFO videos that I can tell the difference

Couldn't have been lanterns Margaret, there was no wind and they were going far to quick

[MargaretR]

No wind at ground level doesn't mean no wind higher up.
They were moving slowly when I looked, and all in the same direction, and none of them reversed or maneouvered

[flashy]

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