Comments on: Southern Sky: Leicester-21st June 2009

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:46:41 +0000

Hi – Sorry to burst your balloon as it were but that is actually what they were! They are called sky lanterns and are basically large paper balloons with a fuel pack underneath which you light and the hot air in them sends them skywards. We were having a birthday party that night and let a number of them off at around that time. The air was very still that evening so they did just drift for a time without moving very fast at all. They really do look like UFO’s if you didn’t know – Check out You Tube and you will see more examples. We also set off some Saturday just gone so maybe there will be more sightings coming through

By: Laurence Breedon

Laurence Breedon — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:09:08 +0000

Dear Bill,
Very many thanks for contacting me. I’ve watched your film and, Yes, that looks like the thing I saw alright. What is this suggestion about ‘wedding balloons’; what exactly are they? This is the first time I’ve seen anything like this so I’m really interested in any feasible explanation. I don’t like such a thing to just remain unexplained and uninvestigated. Many thanks anyway for taking the time.
Laurence

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:26:30 +0000

Hi Laurence. I filmed the objects I saw and made a slightly tongue in cheek video which can be seen here….
http://www.vimeo.com/5260783
It was the same evening that you mention and it was about 2am. Most people that have seen the video say they are “wedding ballons”. Apparently there was something similar sighted a while back. I still dont believe they were balloons as their movement was too animated to be balloons. They seemed to move in formation for a while, stop, and then move on and out of sight. Who knows?