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Workington based UFO investigator Sharon Larkin, 36, believes that most UFO sightings can be explained in earthly terms, but not all of them.
“There are a handful that can’t be explained,” said Sharon.
During 2008, there have been some memorable sightings, some strange enough to make the headlines.
Sharon says some reports are the result of a trend to light paper lanterns which can be lifted high into the air by thermal currents, even on cold nights.
Others have been harder to explain, she said, particularly those over the Solway in the area around Dundrennan.
Memorable UFO sightings during 2008 in Cumbria include:
December: several reports of a cluster of orange lights flitting around the sky at around 8pm;
November 5, Solway Firth: orange lights rising steadily upwards, before finally disappearing;
Cartmel, October 11: a dozen orange, circular objects seen flying across the sky at 10.30pm. Followed short time later by four similar objects;
Kendal, October 6: witness reports of circular object with a comet-like tail flying above Hallgarth Estate. One witness said the bright object, said to be quick and silent, was just 200 metres above houses;
October 5, Penrith: bright object seen “shooting” from the west from the Solway;
September 23, Penrith: witness describes seeing bright oval-shaped light, white at the front and orange in the middle, flying across the sky. From the back came sparks and its speed was constant.
Sharon became interested in UFOs after a close encounter in Broughton in 1999.
“It was about 8pm, and we saw this huge black triangle in the sky, with a red light underneath and three white lights at the corners,” she said.
“The thing was about half the size of a football pitch and almost noiseless.
“The only sound was a faint electric humming noise, like electricity.
“Looking at it, we felt fear as well as excitement, and then it turned around and started coming down towards us. We all jumped in the car and drove off as fast we could.”
I would only ever trust a person, religious included, who does NOT charge you for their information. They're no better than any other punk trying to 'get rich quick'.
Originally posted by alldaylong
UFO research comes into the same category as The Loch Ness Monster, The Abominable Snowman and Big Foot. So the answer to your question is none of them. It's all hearsay and conjecture.
Originally posted by SecretKnowledge
Originally posted by alldaylong
UFO research comes into the same category as The Loch Ness Monster, The Abominable Snowman and Big Foot. So the answer to your question is none of them. It's all hearsay and conjecture.
wow
ignorant or what
as for people to trust, 'the gut' in the above post listed all good people
and i'd add our own ATS member isaac koi to that list. he has every single ufo book ever published
his threads here are a wealth of information not seen anywhere elseedit on 3/7/13 by SecretKnowledge because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Zcustosmorum
Also, on ATS members, I give a nod in the direction of the skeptics (not debunkers) for keeping it real with some "UFO"s. Gives this place a bit of stability sometimes
Btw: IsaacKoi was given a shout-out for some research assistance by Jacques Vallee and Chris Aubeck in Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects from Antiquity to Modern Times
Originally posted by thesearchfortruth
reply to post by Joneselius
While in some cases you are right, I believe there can be exceptions to this rule.
Selling a book, or documentary to earn money in my opinion, does not necessarily taint the research done. After all, ufo researchers need to feed themselves just like anyone else.