Aruora Sighting

I've just seen the a large black triangular craft moving quite fast from the south to the north moving over Hull at Precisly 22:10 pm.

My dad saw it as well as me and remarked what it was as he saw a shadow moving at first, he called for me and then pointed to it. it moved into some light and we both noticed that it was WAY larger then the Stealth. When it flew directly overhead we noticed it had a U.S. Air Force Star on the underside. Unfortuantly I had no time to get my camera so I have no photographic evidance but i know a few friends who are plane spotting at the local airport nearby and who all have scanners so i'll ask them to give me some evidance to show you all.

Can anyone who can give me saturlite pictures for the East Yorkshire region of england, cloud cover pattens and wind and currant charts?

Can i also have the same stuff for Area 51 please?
Any info or satulite would be helpful.

Thank You

are you sure it was not a B2, they are over there at the moment by the way!!

what were the conditions in which you saw this aircraft?? Was it broad daylight, clouds, night time, etc...??? Can you guess an altitude, maybe it was even a UCAV??

Thanks and Peace, Mondo

Hi there,

Hull is directly in the test flight path for several companies who are testing UAV`s at the moment there are 2 companies at RAF Waddington testing their new craft.

snoopyuk

[edit on 15-5-2007 by snoopyuk]

It probably wasn't a B-2 (stealth) bomber...they use a low-visibility insignia, so if the o.p. could see the USAF star from ground level, it would've had to be *close* to the ground, particularly at night (I'm assuming that it's night at 22:10).

I am curious to know something, though. How did the o.p. establish that an aircraft of unknown type and altitude was "way bigger than a stealth" ?

Because i know how big a stealth is and it was bigger.


the reason i could see the US air force star was because me and my dad were looking for the ISS and i went in to get the bionoculars and he called me out thats when i saw it.

Originally posted by UK Alien Buff
Because i know how big a stealth is and it was bigger.


the reason i could see the US air force star was because me and my dad were looking for the ISS and i went in to get the bionoculars and he called me out thats when i saw it.

What he's saying is that its impossible to judge size if you don't know how high it is as you have no frame of reference!

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I'm not doubting that you saw something, UK.

As the gentleposter above me mentioned (thanks, Phoenix!), I was simply pointing out that if you don't know the altitude *or* the size of the aircraft, then you really can't make dead accurate comments about either size or altitude based on looks. You need some external information to lock down one or the other...something like a cloud deck known to be at a certain altitude, or another object of known size at something near the same altitude.

If you could see the USAF star, even with binoculars, I'd be willing to bet that what you saw was a very low-flying B-2. Here's why: The B-2 (and in fact, most USAF combat aircraft) use low-visibility national markings, as do most secret mission aircraft (if they carry any at all). They aren't easy to find in broad daylight, never mind on a night overflight. Thus, if could make out the USAF insignia, the plane had to be low. You might not realize *how* low, because the B-2 is a deceptive beast to more than radar. The engine exhausts are muffled, so there isn't as much engine noise as you'd expect...which will fool your ears into thinking the plane is higher than it is. The shape isn't conventional, which can play tricks on perception as well.

Part of me would like to lose that bet, by the way. Looking forward to any photographs you might be able to get from your plane-spotting friends! They should be able to shed some light on whatever it was.