Large Lights in Sky Over Wicklow Mountains?

redalicat

Just saw several lights dropping from the cloud cover about 1/2 hour ago over the Wicklow Mountains. What were they? (BTW, I'm not a UFO believer)

Judgement Day

Did they look like the UFO here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOLGrXOtuwQ&feature=related - if so keep posting - as long as you're able to.

Macy

Flares from Army Manoeuvres?

redalicat

Macy wrote: »

Flares from Army Manoeuvres?

That's what I was thinking, but I'm only in this house a year and hadn't seen it before.

DazMarz

Jimmy Curley (local UFO nut) will be having a field day...

the_syco

Sounds like someone was having fun with chinese lanterns?

Or maybe they were those high powered beams marking some event? Used to have them a lot nearby Leixlip.

mconigol

Army flares up in the glen...used to see them a lot but haven't seen any in a while...usually very late at night (obviously :P)...asked a friend of mine in the reserves about them ages ago

Coriolanus

I totally want to learn to make the flying lanterns. Cue endemic of posts about ufos in Blessington when I figure it out!

danjo

redalicat wrote: »

Just saw several lights dropping from the cloud cover about 1/2 hour ago over the Wicklow Mountains. What were they? (BTW, I'm not a UFO believer)

Santa Claus

blackbox

Nevore wrote: »

I totally want to learn to make the flying lanterns. Cue endemic of posts about ufos in Blessington when I figure it out!

This is what you want ...

http://cpcireland.farnell.com/_/flyinglantern4/lantern-flying-4pk/dp/LH01240


We tried them at new-year and they worked really well. If you are really keen on making your own you could copy the design, but there would be a fair bit of time involved.

I wouldn't like to use them during a drought though.

dreamingoak

apparently u can buy them in the 2 euro shop in kilcoole