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A UFO? - Don Schaeffer - Jun 2, 2013
I saw a tiny silver thread high in the air late yesterday afternoon. I shot it with 300 mm. This is what it looked like (cropped and original). (Of course I don't really know how high this was).
RE: A UFO? - Barbara G. - Jun 2, 2013
Interesting! The third one looks more like a plane. The first two would have you wondering!
RE: A UFO? - Don Schaeffer - Jun 2, 2013
The third one is a plane
I threw it in for comparison. They were in the sky at the same time. The first is a crop of the first image.
RE: A UFO? - Dean - Jun 3, 2013
Comparing the size of the area of shadow underneath the object with that of the jet, I would suggest that it was much lower than the airplane, or HUGE! No mention of direction of travel or speed. I would say a balloon of some kind.
RE: A UFO? - paulG - Jun 3, 2013
It's a toilet roll holder from the plane!
RE: A UFO? - Stikin2pentax - Jun 7, 2013
(Jun 2, 2013, 06:45)Don Schaeffer Wrote: I saw a tiny silver thread high in the air late yesterday afternoon. I shot it with 300 mm. This is what it looked like (cropped and original). (Of course I don't really know how high this was).
Hi,
You haven't expanded on its flight characteristics, but this sort of thing has frequently been photographed before, though usually they're black...and not always bent!
They are Helium filled 'tubes' that have either broken free, otherwise escaped into the atmosphere or have been deliberately released in order to (hopefully) kick off a rash of 'UFO' sightings!...not unlike 'Chinese lanterns' in fact.
Hopefully this puts your curiosity to rest?
RE: A UFO? - Don Schaeffer - Jun 7, 2013
That really seems plausible. Thanks Stickin
RE: A UFO? - Stikin2pentax - Jun 10, 2013
My pleasure Don. Being a former paranormal field investigator and photo-analyst does have its advantages in such circumstances.
RE: A UFO? - Don Schaeffer - Jun 10, 2013
I was hoping someone like you would reply.