Serious Comments Please - UFO
Serious Comments Please - UFO
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Carsie

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943 posts

233 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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A couple of weeks ago a Radio 5 presenter phoned in to say that on his way into work at 4.30 am he'd witnessed a UFO craft. The reporter was very clear about what he saw and was very hesitant to say that it was a UFO in the hyped genre mode, just that he certainly couldn't identify it.

I caught the report twixt channels but it also caught my ear because it was reported as being very close to Stanstead airport at a place called Buntingford and not a million miles from where I live.

I can't for the life of me believe that Stanstead airport or any of our other military establishments failed to pic this up but I haven't heard anything since.

I know there are a lot of knowledgable chaps on here so I figured I'd ask - was it a wind up? any update?

Whilst "Googling" for an update I also came across this video and once again I figured one of you clever aviation chappies (or maybe even chappesses wink ) would comment for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paxAkDLKU88&fea...

Many thanks.


oniznorb

893 posts

237 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Well, it is flying - and I can't identify it
Ergo it is a UFO


dr_gn

16,924 posts

213 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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The video appears to be of the Boeing X-45/A test aircraft, the chase plane is an F-18.

anonymous-user

83 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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wow, a "UFO", being "chased" by a fighter jet, and amazing, the camera filming it even has a "clock" that records time to 4 decimal places. What a co-incidence............. ;-)

dr_gn

16,924 posts

213 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Max_Torque said:
wow, a "UFO", being "chased" by a fighter jet, and amazing, the camera filming it even has a "clock" that records time to 4 decimal places. What a co-incidence............. ;-)
There's something beautiful about that film... hippy

davepoth

29,395 posts

228 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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dr_gn said:
The video appears to be of the Boeing X-45/A test aircraft, the chase plane is an F-18.


Looks about right.

Simpo Two

92,653 posts

294 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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When an unidentified flying object is identified as an alien flying object I'll start paying attention.

mattviatura

2,996 posts

229 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Carsie I heard the same programme. From memory the regular presenter (Nicky Campbell?) was doing a bit about declassified MOD files and a reporter said he'd seen something he couldn't identify (I think it was a sports reporter, not that it's relevant).

All he said was he'd seen something he couldn't identify that he didn't think was a conventional aircraft (ie nothing particularly unusual).

Carsie

Original Poster:

943 posts

233 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Thanks Matt (nice to hear from you again! - you ok?)

I figured the chase footage was a missile being tracked, I just didn't know what it was so thanks Dr Gn and Davepoth.


eldar

25,240 posts

225 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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You'll know it was an alien ufo if a) it catches you, and b) anal probing.

TheEnd

15,370 posts

217 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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I see how they named the video with UFO, but disabled comments or ratings.

Edited by TheEnd on Tuesday 30th August 21:34

dr_gn

16,924 posts

213 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Carsie said:
Thanks Matt (nice to hear from you again! - you ok?)

I figured the chase footage was a missile being tracked, I just didn't know what it was so thanks Dr Gn and Davepoth.
No probs. BTW it's not really a missile, it's a "UCAV" (unmanned combat air vehicle) :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-45

Aizle

12,429 posts

204 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Strange goings on indeed.

I've even got deja vu with this thread.....

Must be a glitch in the matrix.

hidetheelephants

35,689 posts

222 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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dr_gn said:
No probs. BTW it's not really a missile, it's a "UCAV" (unmanned combat air vehicle) :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-45
That's been thoroughly ttted with the ugly stick! eek

rxtx

6,050 posts

239 months

Wednesday 31st August 2011
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I also heard that, not too far from me either, this is the extremely small article,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14387365

Unfortunately UFOs in the form of alien spacecraft piloted by aliens don't exist no matter how much some people want them to, and no matter how many times someone says "5% of sightings are unaccounted for".

Westy Pre-Lit

5,088 posts

232 months

Wednesday 31st August 2011
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rxtx said:
Unfortunately UFOs in the form of alien spacecraft piloted by aliens don't exist no matter how much some people want them to.
Seems Ladbrokes don't seem to take that view. smile

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howabou...

How much you willing to bet on your statement ? tongue out

TheEnd

15,370 posts

217 months

Wednesday 31st August 2011
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Well, that pretty much settles it!

TO THE SHELTERS!

Aizle

12,429 posts

204 months

Wednesday 31st August 2011
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TheEnd said:
Well, that pretty much settles it!

TO THE SHELTERS!
Apt username too! hehe

Westy Pre-Lit

5,088 posts

232 months

Wednesday 31st August 2011
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Brushes hands together and walks off with a smug grin..........

rxtx

6,050 posts

239 months

Thursday 1st September 2011
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You don't honestly believe that because Ladbrokes reduce some odds then there must be alien life piloting spaceships within Earth's atmosphere?