Strange lights in sky? look like flares to me

skelliser · 05-10-2011 03:12PM #1

Just on liveline people were ringing in saying they saw strange lights in the sky this morning over Nass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GChtafCSm9s

look like flares from a military aircraft to me.

Is the Aer Corp Casa fitted with these?
Or was there some training exercise on?

Morpheus · 05-10-2011 03:19PM

look like para flares of some sort? mortar flares maybe? they seem to be spiraling as they come down which looks familiar... but in daylight???

Tabnabs · 05-10-2011 03:20PM

the humble parachute flare?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IBHWzFBmfI

Teangalad · 05-10-2011 03:52PM

Morphéus wrote: »

look like para flares of some sort? mortar flares maybe? they seem to be spiraling as they come down which looks familiar... but in daylight???

The only time we used them were for night shoots or exercises...strange really

Stovepipe · 05-10-2011 03:57PM

There is a flare tube in each of the Casas but it could only be loaded one at a time, unless they simply chuck them off the ramp.

regards
Stovepipe

Morpheus · 05-10-2011 04:11PM

could be a firing detail, learning the proper use of the para flares on the range in the curragh?

goldie fish · 06-10-2011 12:07AM

Its clearly aliens.

Mr. Tezza · 06-10-2011 01:00AM

Heard it was cadets setting them off training...

Leonidas BL · 07-10-2011 06:48PM

It pieces of that American Satellite :P

Strange lights in sky? look like flares to me

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