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  • 09-01-2010 11:07pm
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    D-!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 170 ✭✭


    just out putting the rubbish, and seen an orange ball flying across the sky (not only seen by me) really fast and really bright, going from east to west



    any ideas what this could be?


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    Hammer Archer
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    Chinese lantern is usually the main culprit methinks


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    joeyla
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭joeyla


    Seen it too, just before 10pm in Westmeath area.
    :confused:


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    james92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭james92


    Hi

    I Live in the rochfortbridge westmeath and i saw some thing like that as well about 22:00 it flew over my house like a ball fire and then flew away. 5 of us saw it.


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    gitman
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭gitman


    Hammer Archer wrote: »
    Chinese lantern is usually the main culprit methinks

    I saw it too freaked me out, how fast does a chinese lantern travel when there is no wind?:confused:


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    Sykk
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    Yep, more than likely lanterns.

    -Nigel


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    rccaulfield
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    gitman wrote: »
    I saw it too freaked me out, how fast does a chinese lantern travel when there is no wind?:confused:

    Theres always some wind high up- these things are as light as a feather!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLgwcMxFscQ


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    Ostrom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭Ostrom


    Where are people getting them?


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