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Mysterious object seen flying over Southampton
THE Daily Echo needs help in solving
Hampshire's latest UFO mystery.
Just a day after it was revealed 42
UFOs have been spotted in the county
in the past ten years, a new video has
emerged of a strange object in our
skies.
The footage was captured by company
director Will
Campbell on
Monday, May 5, and
shows a cubeshaped
object floating
high above
houses in Shirley.
"I was at home
when my housemates
Mina and
Simon spotted the
object out the window.
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We could barely
see it with the
naked eye, so I got
my video camera
out to zoom in to get
a clearer picture of
the object," the 28-
year-old said.
"It appeared to be
a black, almost
cube shaped. At
first it was slowly
rising, but then
seemed to stabilise at an altitude and
move away into the distance. We could
see it for about 15 minutes, before it
eventually got too far away."
Mr Campbell was confident the
object wasn't a kite as there was
"absolutely" no wind that day.
"Its large arc across
the sky also means
that it was not tethered
to the ground in
the way an advertising
blimp would be.
The shape of the
object wasn't round
like a weather balloon.
"I rather hope that
one of the readers of
the Daily Echo might
be able to shed some
light on what the
object was."
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Mr Campbell said he
believed extra-terrestrial
life was out there,
but that he was very
sceptical of most UFO
claims.
"I don't believe that
there is a great deal of
UFO activity and I
think that the vast majority of sightings
can be explained. There are however
a few sightings which are very difficult
to explain."
11:30am Thursday 15th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Sceptic, Southampton on 12:27pm Thu 15 May 08
I was playing football at Goals in Milbrook and we all saw this too. Its obviously not aliens but would be interested to know what the hell it was? The reason why it was odd is because it was stationary for so long just hovering. It did look like a kite but it was too high for that and seemed to have a white light on it. It looked more triangular from where I was but also 3d.
I was playing football at Goals in Milbrook and we all saw this too. Its obviously not aliens but would be interested to know what the hell it was? The reason why it was odd is because it was stationary for so long just hovering. It did look like a kite but it was too high for that and seemed to have a white light on it. It looked more triangular from where I was but also 3d.
Posted by: Got a grip, Southampton on 12:43pm Thu 15 May 08
Someone has told us before on here that they are chinese lanterns. UFO's my a--e!
Someone has told us before on here that they are chinese lanterns. UFO's my a--e!
Posted by: Got a grip, Southampton on 12:43pm Thu 15 May 08
Someone has told us before on here that they are lanterns. UFO's my a--e!
Someone has told us before on here that they are lanterns. UFO's my a--e!
Posted by: Banker on 1:10pm Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]Got a grip[/bold] wrote:
Someone has told us before on here that they are chinese lanterns. UFO's my a--e![/quote] But it hasn't been actually identified. Therefore it is a UFO.
UFO doesn't mean alien - you do know that, don't you?
Got a grip wrote:
Someone has told us before on here that they are chinese lanterns. UFO's my a--e!
But it hasn't been actually identified. Therefore it is a UFO.
UFO doesn't mean alien - you do know that, don't you?
Posted by: lowe and behold, st marys hotseat on 1:38pm Thu 15 May 08
IT WAS RUPERT LOWE attempting to land his plane at st mary's out on a test run
IT WAS RUPERT LOWE attempting to land his plane at st mary's out on a test run
Posted by: Gilmore, Shirley, Southampton on 1:58pm Thu 15 May 08
I saw it too, it blatantly wasn't a Chinese lantern as it was too big. God knows what it was, maybe a weird-shaped balloon or kite or something.
I saw it too, it blatantly wasn't a Chinese lantern as it was too big. God knows what it was, maybe a weird-shaped balloon or kite or something.
Posted by: Loves a Chinese, Soton on 1:59pm Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]Got a grip[/bold] wrote:
Someone has told us before on here that they are chinese lanterns. UFO's my a--e![/quote] Isnt the point of Chinese lanterns to be let off at night so you can see them light up the sky? Seriously though I saw it too and it was a lot larger than a lantern and looked more like a blimp.
Got a grip wrote:
Someone has told us before on here that they are chinese lanterns. UFO's my a--e!
Isnt the point of Chinese lanterns to be let off at night so you can see them light up the sky? Seriously though I saw it too and it was a lot larger than a lantern and looked more like a blimp.
Posted by: little green man, southampton on 2:00pm Thu 15 May 08
i saw this as well. i was driving back from town after work when i noticed it. it did look triangular like sceptic said and it hovered for ages
i saw this as well. i was driving back from town after work when i noticed it. it did look triangular like sceptic said and it hovered for ages
Posted by: tom, outer space on 2:46pm Thu 15 May 08
yesterday someone pinched my bicycle, maybe it was aliens...
then again maybe it was just the idiots living down the road.
and i think they are 'unidentified'. i dont think there is a word that quite describes them.
yesterday someone pinched my bicycle, maybe it was aliens...
then again maybe it was just the idiots living down the road.
and i think they are 'unidentified'. i dont think there is a word that quite describes them.
Posted by: Keith Oftergrass on 3:52pm Thu 15 May 08
Perhaps a consortium of billionaire Aliens are in town to make a takeover bid for Saints ?
Perhaps a consortium of billionaire Aliens are in town to make a takeover bid for Saints ?
Posted by: Layabout, Lordshill on 4:20pm Thu 15 May 08
I have identified it as a box kite, so the UFO is now a FO!
I have identified it as a box kite, so the UFO is now a FO!
Posted by: ron, thailand on 5:20pm Thu 15 May 08
It might be a chinese lantern, they have coloured versions which are let of during the day. Some coloured lantern videos can be seen at www.skylanterns.net
It might be a chinese lantern, they have coloured versions which are let of during the day. Some coloured lantern videos can be seen at www.skylanterns.net
Posted by: Ted, Southampton on 5:46pm Thu 15 May 08
I wonder what this 'kite' like flying object was....
I wonder what this 'kite' like flying object was....
Posted by: James Western, southampton on 5:46pm Thu 15 May 08
I have seen this too. a few times over the past three to four months.. I have seen something in the sky very similar. once in the evening, I tracked it to Rownhams then lost it in the atmosphere, once in millbrook on the main road I saw one again heading across marchwood military base area. Its wierd.. maybe some sort of British Military experiment but whoknows what it is.. its self propelled I think.. it moves on its own anyway.. any ideas let me know.
I have seen this too. a few times over the past three to four months.. I have seen something in the sky very similar. once in the evening, I tracked it to Rownhams then lost it in the atmosphere, once in millbrook on the main road I saw one again heading across marchwood military base area. Its wierd.. maybe some sort of British Military experiment but whoknows what it is.. its self propelled I think.. it moves on its own anyway.. any ideas let me know.
Posted by: Not Sayin Who I Am, somwhere on planet Earth on 5:54pm Thu 15 May 08
[bold]I know what it is....
But im not tellin you...
But keep your eyes open some, 'coz somtime soon we ARE being revisited.....
whooooo.....
I know more than you!!
And I know when!!![[/bold] bold]bold[/bold]
I know what it is....
But im not tellin you...
But keep your eyes open some, 'coz somtime soon we ARE being revisited.....
whooooo.....
I know more than you!!
And I know when!!! bold]bold
Posted by: jojo, millbrook on 6:11pm Thu 15 May 08
i saw this object in the sky too. i got out the binoculars and it was more of a pyramid shape from my angle. and it had some kind of light at the bottom, which looked more like a flame. i couldn't see any kind of basket at the bottom so ruled out an hot air balloon. but who knows!!!!
i saw this object in the sky too. i got out the binoculars and it was more of a pyramid shape from my angle. and it had some kind of light at the bottom, which looked more like a flame. i couldn't see any kind of basket at the bottom so ruled out an hot air balloon. but who knows!!!!
Posted by: kite flier, womble on 6:38pm Thu 15 May 08
[bold]hold on[/bold] !...looks like the kite i lost which i was flying that day on a very very long string
hold on !...looks like the kite i lost which i was flying that day on a very very long string
Posted by: wontee, soton on 7:09pm Thu 15 May 08
Some time ago the Echo reported a large metal washer falling from the sky. Could it be another twin tub hovering, looking for somewhere to land ?
Some time ago the Echo reported a large metal washer falling from the sky. Could it be another twin tub hovering, looking for somewhere to land ?
Posted by: hannah, totton on 9:46pm Thu 15 May 08
coming back from town going over the flyover a couple of weeks ago we saw this and it is unexplainable. i dont think its a kite as it was stationary there was no line or anything and as for a chinese lantern arent they bright colours?
coming back from town going over the flyover a couple of weeks ago we saw this and it is unexplainable. i dont think its a kite as it was stationary there was no line or anything and as for a chinese lantern arent they bright colours?
Posted by: Zogg, Bishopstoke on 1:56am Fri 16 May 08
I know who is responsible for this and he is a nutter who has too much time on his hands and he needs to go back to work selling gas to aliens on Neptune.
I know who is responsible for this and he is a nutter who has too much time on his hands and he needs to go back to work selling gas to aliens on Neptune.
Posted by: Chris Augustin, Philadelphia, PA USA on 2:19pm Sat 17 May 08
I am the owner of Aliensthetruth.com. Many people have reported objects like this in the past. I have a photograph taken near Area 51, a secret military installation, in Nevada which shows a similar object.
http://www.aliensthe
truth.com/UFO_photos
.php?ID=2
I am the owner of Aliensthetruth.com. Many people have reported objects like this in the past. I have a photograph taken near Area 51, a secret military installation, in Nevada which shows a similar object.
http://www.aliensthe
truth.com/UFO_photos
.php?ID=2
Posted by: kate Jackson, london on 2:10pm Tue 10 Jun 08
I work for Granada television and would very much like Will Campbell to get in touch with me please on kate.jackson@granada
media.com thank you
I work for Granada television and would very much like Will Campbell to get in touch with me please on kate.jackson@granada
media.com thank you
Posted by: james albert, dallas,texas,usa on 8:34pm Thu 26 Jun 08
[quote][bold]Not Sayin Who I Am[/bold] wrote:
[bold]I know what it is.... But im not tellin you... But keep your eyes open some, 'coz somtime soon we ARE being revisited..... whooooo..... I know more than you!! And I know when!!![[/bold] bold]bold[/bold] [/quote] I dont know if your having visions or what, but over the past few years my appetite for seeking the knowledge of the word of god has been growing stronger and stronger everyday. The more I seek the more I understand that tribulation is coming. I dont know when anything gonna happen but I have very strong feelings that it is so very near just by watching and reading about whats going on in the world today. God is telling me or warning me about it. I believe highly!
Not Sayin Who I Am wrote:
I know what it is.... But im not tellin you... But keep your eyes open some, 'coz somtime soon we ARE being revisited..... whooooo..... I know more than you!! And I know when!!! bold]bold
I dont know if your having visions or what, but over the past few years my appetite for seeking the knowledge of the word of god has been growing stronger and stronger everyday. The more I seek the more I understand that tribulation is coming. I dont know when anything gonna happen but I have very strong feelings that it is so very near just by watching and reading about whats going on in the world today. God is telling me or warning me about it. I believe highly!
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