UFO sightings are no joke for Denise (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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UFO sightings are no joke for Denise
2:10pm Sunday 12th April 2009 in
A fleet of strange glowing orbs seen in the skies above Bradford might boost the district’s claim as one of the coun-try’s UFO hotspots but some believe the real truth is out there.
Sky-watchers in Bradford, Bingley and Keighley have contacted the Telegraph & Argus with reports of up to five red or orange orbs hovering silently in the night sky before quickly disappearing.
Denise Wilson, 52, saw them circling above her home in Moorside, Daisy Hill, Bradford, when she took her dog for a night-time stroll.
But medical secretary Mrs Wilson, in-sisted it was no joke. She said: “There were four round red or orange glowing lights flying in formation, cruising towards me.
“There was no noise and the conditions were absolutely still. There was no wind, it was a bright night and I said to the dog, ‘what the hell is that?’ “I went to tell my neighbour but before I even got there, a fifth one came along. They weren’t flying very high, not as high as planes and then they disappeared above the trees.
“I don’t care what people think of me, I know what I saw and it wasn’t normal and it wasn’t man-made. It was very, very strange, like some-thing out of Close Encounters of the Third Kind!”
Retired solicitor Peter Knight, the widow of film star Pat Kirkwood, also reported seeing 20 red lights in the sky near his home in Bingley.
Lights were also seen by Derek Sped-ding, 60, who was visiting friends in Bingley from his home in Barnsley. He saw strange-coloured objects floating in the air as he drove towards the Five Rise Locks from the town centre.
But Mr Spedding, who was with his wife at the time, said he could have an explanation.
He said: “They were like what we saw in China last year. We were going up the Yangtsze River and a local chap had died. When somebody dies, they send up these little lanterns, with a little light under a kind of small hot-air balloon. It is a mark of respect.”
Comments(11)
Schoey100
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4:18pm Sun 12 Apr 09
Dear John wrote:LMAO...absolute classic!
"i said to the dog `what the hell is that`?" And what did the dog say?
Warthog
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4:41pm Sun 12 Apr 09
LOL at Dear John...
At least Mr Spedding has his head screwed on right....UFO`s indeed.
Didn`t we have all this rhubarb around New Year?
Haji
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7:44pm Sun 12 Apr 09
It is not uncommon to talk to inanimate objects or compare events in your city to events held in other parts of the world - like China.
Experts suggest to keep what you saw to yourself and never tell a new employer or partner as this could lead to either dismissal or relationship problems.
You could never make this up
lonniejockstrap
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9:10pm Sun 12 Apr 09
Dear John wrote:'Should have gone to Specsavers'?
"i said to the dog `what the hell is that`?" And what did the dog say?
Joking apart, I once saw a 'UFO' myself many years ago: a single light travelling across Bradford in a northerly direction at about the speed you see a Satellite cross the sky, but at the hight of low flying Aircraft. It travelled for about 20 seconds before dividing into 3 lights and moving off in 3 different directions.
Dr Evil
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10:14pm Sun 12 Apr 09
boparob
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8:32am Mon 13 Apr 09
Warthog wrote:Spot on Warthog - Very funny though!! The dog said "Arff arfff arfy my arff out of arrf arrrrffff"
LOL at Dear John...
At least Mr Spedding has his head screwed on right....UFO`s indeed.
Didn`t we have all this rhubarb around New Year?
The last sightings were 30 minutes past midnight on New Years day morning. Why oh why do the T&A publish this stuff, to cheer up the city fans? Well done cos it made me laugh my socks off!!
Babes44
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12:45pm Mon 13 Apr 09
Jo Drapier
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4:25pm Mon 13 Apr 09
C Ball
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8:58pm Mon 13 Apr 09
tyker
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8:45am Tue 14 Apr 09
Why do t and a publish these articles:cos it needs to fill column inches and to use all the recycled paers it uses from it's out houses!!
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Dear John says...
3:13pm Sun 12 Apr 09
And what did the dog say?