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Orange light in sky last night

  • 06-06-2011 2:10pm
    #1
    theparish
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭


    Between 1.30-1.45am in the city.
    It was visible for about 5 minutes,silent,orange diamond shape descending slowly
    whilst moving sidewards.It then continued upwards until the light disappeared.
    It was definetely not the movement of a plane or a chopper as it was also silent.
    is it likely to be a satellite or something logical.

    P.S I was not the only witness and not on the Jamaican woodbines:pac:


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  • #2
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,470 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    I saw similar at about 3.30, probably just a satelite (the cynic in me says otherwise!)


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
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    chineese lantern


  • #4
    theparish
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭theparish


    http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local/revealed_the_strange_mystery_of_a_limerick_ufo_and_how_it_was_solved_1_2191584

    Hi,
    I did a bit of googling and came up with this article from the Limerick Leader.
    Seems satellites can reflect sunlight to earth.Don't have to worry about being probed.:D


  • #5
    krudler
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    Whatever it is it should bring 10 million into the city


  • #6
    Dumdum McCarthy
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭Dumdum McCarthy


    I was going home last night at 12am,and i never saw the sky in such a colour before.It was sea blue as if it was goin to get bright at any minute.I was very drunk also.


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  • #7
    Batsy
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    It was almost certainly a Chinese lantern.

    red-chinese-lanterns-at-night.jpg


  • #8
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,909 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I believe it were rock'n'roll lovin' aliens!

    /hillbilly


  • #9
    theparish
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭theparish


    Chinese lanterns sounds very plausible.Seems there have been alot of these spotted around the country according to web reports.


  • #10
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,909 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I remember being in the Arann Islands this time last year and people were setting them off there. We could see others flying up from Clare and Galway as well. They were supposed to be in honour of one of the local patron saints, but it ended up being a phase for the whole summer!


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
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    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    I remember being in the Arann Islands this time last year and people were setting them off there. We could see others flying up from Clare and Galway as well. They were supposed to be in honour of one of the local patron saints, but it ended up being a phase for the whole summer!


    Thats what happens when they sell them off for €2 in Topaz!


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  • #12
    Skuxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Skuxx


    My dad set a few of these off in the back garden a while back for a couple of my young cousins. Fecking wind took it right into the neighbours big bushy tree where it burned for about 10 minutes. I don't know how the thing didn't catch fire!!

    Moral of the story: only let them off where you have loads of space!!


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