Helicoptors/ orange lights over Oswaldtwistle
 

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.

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yep, probably them chinese lantern efforts again.:)

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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.

http://www.wishlantern.com/images/wish_lantern_11.jpg

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

Good for 20 minutes

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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.:D:D:D

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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

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

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

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

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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

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do do do dooo do do do dooo

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It comes to something when your local conspiracy theorist needs to say to you
' just chinese lanterns - move on - nothing to see here'
... were you all on the whaccy baccy or 'rooms last night, or what :D

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just chinese anterns saw them rising up as we came home probably on kingsway/dill hall or that direction

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ya would lose money on that mate.:)

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I once watched someone filling bin bags with hydrogen and oxygen mix. He put little time fuses on them and let them float away. Very dangerous but very funny. One had to much oxygen in it so would not float, it made a hell of a band when it went off in an Accy back street.

I was a little worried he had a full size oxygen and hydrogen tank in this woman's front room in front of the lit gas fire though :eek::D

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Plenty of sprouts will give the wind but dont get too close with a naked flame or there would be a genuine UFO. :eek::s_fart:

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nope it was probably laterns not poop :)

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could see them from preston but i knew what they were! :-)

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Did you get any photo's Cherie?

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Definitely lanterns as a few were seen dropping into Rishton. Still a bit of an odd sight if you've never seen one before though.

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Used to sell them here (Germany) but the other Summer a couple came down & set fire to people's shed, major hooha, result, banned now but you can still buy them over the Border in Holland. ;)

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I was listening to Radio 4 yesterday, as a farmer was calling for a ban.
Some farm animals have eaten bits of them with nasty results.
They are litter after all - unless you track them and pick them up when they fall.:rolleyes:

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plus up here people are mistaking them for distress flares the plonkers should know better being next to the sea, must be costing the rescue services a fortune..:(:(