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Originally posted by Sablicious
Originally posted by salamanda
Originally posted by CigaretteMan
Originally posted by HomerinNC
possible blimp?
I thought that at first. But watch at the end you see it fly at high velocity.
yeah absolutely... way to fast, as can be seen when the person filming 'finally' decides to give it some reference and perspective.
It looks pretty high too... possibly filmed late afternoon (?). This could be what's creating the orange 'glow' and if it is at altitude, then it wouldn't be a hard conclusion to come to that this is what's gives it the impression of not having any visible wings or traditional aircraft shape. Dunno
Originally posted by HomerinNC
still say possible blimp or CGI....
I dont hold too much faith in youtube videos...
The glowing object which left thousands of people across the U.S. wondering if they had just seen a UFO may have simply been a giant toy which costs just $25.
Amateur astronomer Allen Epling took hours-long footage and videos of the mystery, glowing object from his Virgie, Kentucky, home for over two hours last week.
Now it has emerged that the cigar-shaped craft which was viewed across three states may have been nothing more than a solar-powered airship.
The airship, which is marketed as a 'toy for all the family', is eight meters in length and flies solely by the power of the sun.
It is constructed from a high-density, lightweight matte black film which reacts to the heat from the sun and gets bigger as it fills with air. It can reach heights of 30,000 feet.
But part-time star-gazer Epling estimated the UFO to be operating at over 100,000 feet - over twice the height a commercial jet flies. It was witnessed across Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee.