UFO over Bradwell/Mersea?

[tillergirl]

Sitting 'au jardin' this evening at 10.45pm with some chums and empty bottles when male chum said 'What's that?' I turned to look and from the direction of Bradwell came a red/orange light. It look cylindrical in shape and initially I thought it was a red flare. But it didn't gain any more height but appeared to stay at a constant height and went in a NW direction over the Island and I guess it would have gone over the Island heading for Alresford. It seemed to stay at a constant height and disappeared behind the higher part of the island. No sound at all. Light was far too large for a plane and nothing else visible but the light. Mrs chum said that it looked like a chinese lanthern!

Suggestions?

 

[Bav34]

Drink less /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[tillergirl]

Or more?

 

[FullCircle]

Watch out for it coming the other way. Should be a green light then.

 

[BrendanS]

One of these? Lakesailor posted this link a while ago after UFO sightings in Cumbria

http://www.flyingchineselanterns.com/index2.htm

 

[AlJones]

I got a tad tipsy this evensong, it may have been Tina hitting the roof!!! And beyond!!!

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[timtap]

Space station Trajectory for around then was at 10.23 to 10.29 east to west ... Any Possibility ?????

 

[timtap]

Sorry west to east !!!

 

[tillergirl]

I reckon it was the chinese lanthern. It was heading NE a a pretty constant height. Difficult to judge the height. We all thought it was a flare when we first saw it but it stopped climbing and didn't burn out. Rather good.

I reckon Brendan has it. Least it wasn't the wine.

 

[sailorman]

we were in bradwell last night didnt see a thing. there were parties/ bbqs in back gardens + a disco in the marina club .
nice sail there a slo sail back engine on a few times still beat The"Victor" into the Hbr /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[eastcoastbernie]

No idea about your chinese lantern.

But we were told Jupiter would be visible with the naked eye on Saturday. And it was. Could just make out a planet and a moon or two.

 

[tillergirl]

I guess someone launched it off the beach. Waht I found amazing was the speed of it. There was no wind at ground level but up where it was - 400ft? it was going quite a pace. Brendan's link seems to be what it was.

 

[tjbrace]

WMYC Cadet Week has a Chinese theme this week. Maybe a lantern escaped.

 

[Solene]

We were in Pyfleet and were treated to a very nice firework display from Brightlingsea about that time but I didn't see any Chinese Lanterns!