Excellent point Marco...Chinese lanterns. I have dealt with quite a number of enquiries here , both local and UK wide.. Have also been fortunate enough to see a couple and have to say they do give the impression of a slow moving small orange glow at a distance. Closer in they can change direction and speed dramatically. One of my contacts sent me this sighting.. http://i39.tinypic.com/2cxw20o.jpg You can see how convincing this would be when seen at long range. There was a mass sighting in the Gatwick airport area some weeks ago. John --- On Mon, 16/2/09, Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl> wrote: > From: Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl> > Subject: re: 21.03:28 UTC tonight > To: "satelliet lijst (SeeSat)" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> > Date: Monday, 16 February, 2009, 6:29 PM > Chris Peat schreef: > > Hi all, > > Could anyone shed some light on this observation from > Julian Hensey in > > England? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Chris Peat > > Could be one of those Thai Hot Air Balloons that are very > popular currently in > Holland (don't know about the UK though) and reponsible > for a spade of > "fireball" and "UFO" reports here. > > Basically, it is a very small hot air balloon consisting of > a sack of thin paper > and a small burner under it. You light the burner and the > things goes up and > drift with the wind. When high up in the air they look like > a slowly moving > bright orange light. They are imported from Thailand. > > - Marco > > > ----- > Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. > e-mail: sattrackcam@wanadoo.nl > > Cospar 4353 (Leiden): 52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m > ASL > Cospar 4354 (De Wilck): 52.11685 N, 4.56016 E (WGS84), -2 m > ASL > SatTrackCam: > http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek/satcam.html > Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com > ----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, > SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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