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London, July 25 : William Shakespeare's hometown Stratford-Upon-Avon was brought to a standstill for a half and hour when UFOs were spotted hovering in the sky.
And if you think that the sight of five unidentified flying objects was only a figment of someone's imagination, well you better think again
for no fewer than 100 people were witness to the sight on Saturday, July 21.
The episode started just after 10.30pm UK time, when residents saw the lights hovering slowly over the town. Soon three of the lights formed a triangular shape with one positioned just to the right.
A few minutes later a fifth light came into view, approaching the others at a fast pace before slowing down and stopping a short distance away from them.
While sceptics have already dismissed the sighting as a case of hot air balloons, fireworks or even lanterns, others claim that the speed and agility of the objects as well as its lack of noise was a sure sign that they were UFOs, reports the Daily Mail.
Says Tom Hawkes, who captured the sight of the five light: "I saw this light appear, then three others. They came over our heads in formation but then manouvered into different positions.
"Three had formed a triangular shape and one was to the right. Then another one came hurtling towards the rest at what looked like a very fast speed. But as it neared them it suddenly slowed and stopped altogether.
"By this time more people had poured out onto the street. Two pubs had emptied, some people had come out of their houses and drivers slowed their cars.
"The objects were there for about half an hour. It was very eerie because they didn't make any sound and they stayed still before moving slowly beyond the horizon. There were no stars in the sky, just them.
"It was the most extraordinary thing I've ever seen and the way in which everyone gathered in the street to watch them reminded me of a scene from Independence Day," he said.
Hillary Potter from The British Earth Aerial Mystery Society (BEAMS) said that though such incidences were being reported on an increasing level in recent months, this was the first time that so many people were witnesses.
"Such incidents have been on the increase recently. There are reports at the moment coming in from all over the country. We've had many reports of people seeing quite large unidentified objects in the skies. It's not going away, It seems these incidents are becoming more bold. People don't know what to do when they witness such sights and that's what we're here for. We take the reports very seriously," she said.
In the meantime a Mod Spokesman said: "The MoD does not have any expertise or role in respect of UFOs or flying saucer matters or to the question of the existence of extra terrestrial life forms, about which we remain totally open minded.
"I should add that to date the MoD knows of no evidence which substantiates the existence of these alleged phenomena. The MoD examines any reports of unidentified flying objects it receives solely to establish whether what was seen might have some defence significance.
"Namely whether there is any evidence that the UK air space might have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised foreign military activity.
"Unless there is evidence of a potential threat to the United Kingdom from an external military source, and to date no UFO report has revealed such evidence, we do not attempt to identify the precise nature of each sighting reported to us.
"We believe that rational explanations such as aircraft lights or natural phenomena could be found for them if resources were diverted for this purpose but its not the function of the MoD to provide this kind of aerial identification service."
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London, July 25 : William Shakespeare's hometown Stratford-Upon-Avon was brought to a standstill for a half and hour when UFOs were spotted hovering in the sky.
And if you think that the sight of five unidentified flying objects was only a figment of someone's imagination, well you better think again
for no fewer than 100 people were witness to the sight on Saturday, July 21.
The episode started just after 10.30pm UK time, when residents saw the lights hovering slowly over the town. Soon three of the lights formed a triangular shape with one positioned just to the right.
A few minutes later a fifth light came into view, approaching the others at a fast pace before slowing down and stopping a short distance away from them.
While sceptics have already dismissed the sighting as a case of hot air balloons, fireworks or even lanterns, others claim that the speed and agility of the objects as well as its lack of noise was a sure sign that they were UFOs, reports the Daily Mail.
Says Tom Hawkes, who captured the sight of the five light: "I saw this light appear, then three others. They came over our heads in formation but then manouvered into different positions.
"Three had formed a triangular shape and one was to the right. Then another one came hurtling towards the rest at what looked like a very fast speed. But as it neared them it suddenly slowed and stopped altogether.
"By this time more people had poured out onto the street. Two pubs had emptied, some people had come out of their houses and drivers slowed their cars.
"The objects were there for about half an hour. It was very eerie because they didn't make any sound and they stayed still before moving slowly beyond the horizon. There were no stars in the sky, just them.
"It was the most extraordinary thing I've ever seen and the way in which everyone gathered in the street to watch them reminded me of a scene from Independence Day," he said.
Hillary Potter from The British Earth Aerial Mystery Society (BEAMS) said that though such incidences were being reported on an increasing level in recent months, this was the first time that so many people were witnesses.
"Such incidents have been on the increase recently. There are reports at the moment coming in from all over the country. We've had many reports of people seeing quite large unidentified objects in the skies. It's not going away, It seems these incidents are becoming more bold. People don't know what to do when they witness such sights and that's what we're here for. We take the reports very seriously," she said.
In the meantime a Mod Spokesman said: "The MoD does not have any expertise or role in respect of UFOs or flying saucer matters or to the question of the existence of extra terrestrial life forms, about which we remain totally open minded.
"I should add that to date the MoD knows of no evidence which substantiates the existence of these alleged phenomena. The MoD examines any reports of unidentified flying objects it receives solely to establish whether what was seen might have some defence significance.
"Namely whether there is any evidence that the UK air space might have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised foreign military activity.
"Unless there is evidence of a potential threat to the United Kingdom from an external military source, and to date no UFO report has revealed such evidence, we do not attempt to identify the precise nature of each sighting reported to us.
"We believe that rational explanations such as aircraft lights or natural phenomena could be found for them if resources were diverted for this purpose but its not the function of the MoD to provide this kind of aerial identification service."
Pictures
http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=1293&category=Environment
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UHCxfudCSs
*Courtesy of Kinematics*
