Cavenham, Suffolk-4th January 2013
Location of Sighting: Cavenham, Suffolk
Date of Sighting: 4th Jan 2013
Time: around 8pm
Witness Name: sue
Witness Statement: Me an my husband were stargazing in the car with our son we stopped at the park in cavenham as the sky was clearing up.we noticed behind a pole appeared an orange light and at first it didn’t seem to b moving until it went really bright and then it dulled down and then started to move side to side up and down and then went down until we couldn’t no longer see it also while watching this our lights on our car seemed to flash that’s what i thought but my husband thought it was a flash from a camera or something….weird
Source: www.uk-ufo.co.uk
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January 10th, 2013 at 10:33 am
Sounds like a chinese lantern to me, and I reckon your husband was right about the flash.
January 11th, 2013 at 2:47 pm
If it was a chinese lantern i wouldnt of come on this site to tell u about it.are u guys paid to put people down when they tell their story?its just ive read a few stories on this site and cetain people are quick to put it down to something else and make that person feel silly for telling their stories before asking any questions.it may of been a flash from a camera but why did we get photographed there was no one else about anways.
January 11th, 2013 at 2:50 pm
Plus it defenatly wasnt a chinese lantern it was all over the place and ot wasnt windy also it all of a sudden got really bright while stationary then dulled down and started moving all over the place.
January 11th, 2013 at 10:23 pm
Was this light close or distant, in your opinion?
January 12th, 2013 at 10:33 am
Sue,
I was not intending to put you down in any way, but merely stating it sounds very much like a lantern to me. They are often difficult to recognise, and don’t always follow a set course. I always look to the logical, earthly explanation; I did say, if you read, that ‘it sounds like’ one – I didn’t offer confirmation that it was.
January 12th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Why did you have your lights on when the car was parked? Wouldn’t the glare affect your ability to see the sky clearly?
January 12th, 2013 at 11:10 pm
Who said the lights were on?
January 12th, 2013 at 11:49 pm
We didnt have the lights on but the engine was running and the light in the sky was less than a mile away but about 100 meters up i thought it was like a street lamp in the distance that we just didnt notice but then it went really bright and then dimmed and then started moving about.i know it dosnt sound very exciting but it was strange.the way it was moving about.
January 13th, 2013 at 6:17 pm
Hi sue,
That’s an interesting sighting, and thank you for taking the time to report it.
You’ll have to forgive the comments that you’ve recieved, it’s very frustrating when you seen something & people post
the usual replys that just don’t fit with what you’ve seen.
I’m interested in the side to side, up & down movement, could you say, was this in a small confined area?.
When you lost sight of this object, could you tell us how
you lost sight of it & did you get out of the car to try to locate it?
Hi Gary,
I’m gonna ask you to write a 1000 lines that say: “I must take more notice of what people say”. Sue said “..while watching this our lights on our car seemed to flash” Sue wasn’t watching this with the car lights on & I don’t believe the flash was from the cars lights!
January 13th, 2013 at 9:42 pm
When it was moving side to side i would say it was moving a mile left to right but not straight its was moving in a slight arch shape and was ramdomly going up and down then it slowly lowered behind some trees in the distance.we tried to drive closer to find it but had no luck.what do you think the flash was from chris?
January 14th, 2013 at 8:44 am
Chris,
A lot of this sighting conforms with a chinese lantern. Why is it not acceptable to point this out?
January 14th, 2013 at 9:52 am
Ahem! Point of order. Sue said the lights on her car flashed. If they were turned off, I assumed she would have said “flashed on and off”, indicating that the lights weren’t on in the first place. Do you get it now, Chris?
Why don’t you believe the flash was from the car lights by the way? Do you think “they” were signalling or something?
Incidentally, thanks for clearing that up, sue.
January 14th, 2013 at 9:59 am
Alan, so very droll as usual
. Who said the lights were off? Heehee.
January 14th, 2013 at 7:15 pm
No the lights wernt on but they seemed to flash sorry if that isnt the right way to say it.i dont see it being a chinese lantern as it was stationary for a while i was staring at it thinking i didnt see that street lamp over there before and then went really bright and then dulled down and then started moving about.would a chinese latern be that still in the sky?it was still for a couple of minutes i would say.i have found out last night that there has been sightings near kings lynn bout 40 mins away he had a similer video to what i saw afew nights before.
January 15th, 2013 at 10:22 am
Sue,
A chinese lantern could easily be still in the sky.
January 15th, 2013 at 7:19 pm
Hi Sue,
Thanks for the extra info.
I wish I could tell you what the flash was, but they are conected with the presence of UFO’s somehow. It’s intereasting how your husband said he thought it was a flash from a camera, which I presume means it was very bright. It’s not so important Sue but, can you remember the light? I
don’t want to put words in your mouth, can you explain that part for us again.
Hi Steve T,
Sue said….”all of a sudden it went really bright, then dimmed” Chinese Lanterns haven’t the ability to power up there simple light source. so, for me it’s not a lantern.
Hi Gary,
“Signalling”, “They”, I haven’t a clue, what about you?
PS Sue,
Ken Mattingly (austronaut) saw flashes on the moon!
January 17th, 2013 at 6:22 pm
Yes, Sue, lanterns can appear to stall in the sky, particularly as they are about to be extinguished.I’ve seen it for myself.
January 18th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Chris, Chinese lanterns are prone to suddenly flaring up; sometimes the outer case catches fire, and then rapidly burns up.
January 19th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
Definitely of alien origin then, Chris? You do surprise me
. Once again you fail to postulate an alternative theory. They are what they are and you have no idea why they’re here.
The flash could have been from any source maybe even someone taking a picture. Alien? Most unlikely. Well, that was hard wasn’t it?
January 22nd, 2013 at 7:43 pm
The light was bright but it was very low to the ground this may sound weird but it was as if something was in front of the car so when the lights flashed it shon back onto the bonnet a little but lit the floor up around the car.i didnt see anything in front of the car and im not saying there was im just trying to exsplain what the light was like but it was ever so quick we didnt have time to anilyze it.there didnt seem to b anyone about to b taking pictures it was very qquiet place pitch black npt the sprt pf place people would hang around at night
January 22nd, 2013 at 10:37 pm
sounds like a flashlight to me.
January 23rd, 2013 at 9:00 am
“npt the sprt pf place people would hang around at night”
But you were there.
January 23rd, 2013 at 7:58 pm
Yes in my car lol
January 24th, 2013 at 8:38 pm
Therefore, it could even have been a passing car.
January 25th, 2013 at 6:55 pm
Hi Sue,
Thank you for the extra info.
If you’re interested, have a look at Elsie Oakensen’s story
who also experienced bright lights while in her car!