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Is this really a UFO over Westbury?
1:00pm Friday 31st July 2009
An amateur photographer from Westbury has taken what he describes as ‘a shot in a million’ of a UFO seemingly tracking an RAF plane.
The 56 year-old, from The Butts, Westbury, who wishes to remain anonymous, took this photograph at about 3.45pm on July 22 while in his garden looking towards the Westbury White Horse.
The image shows a Hercules from RAF Lyneham being trailed by a mysterious shape in the background.
The photographer said: “I don’t believe in things from outer space – I think that kind of thing is ludicrous – but that thing was definitely tracking the plane.
“My neighbour was in the garden at the time and I wanted to shout to them, but I didn’t want to say ‘there’s a flying saucer in the sky’ so I didn’t say anything in the end.
“I thought at the time this is too good to be true and I didn’t think it would come out as good as it has. If I was to say it was a shot in a million I don’t think I’d be exaggerating.
“To be honest I find it extremely embarrassing that I’ve taken this photo but it should be in the public forum for people to discuss.
“I’m just desperately curious to find out what it is.
“Since I’ve taken the photo I’ve been on some UFO websites and there’s nothing remotely like this photo with an RAF plane being tracked.
“I rang the RAF to tell them what I had seen but all I got was cynicism, which is understandable.”
An MoD spokesman said: “The MoD examines reports solely to establish whether UK airspace may have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised military activity. Unless there is evidence of a potential threat, there is no attempt to identify the nature of each sighting reported.”
UFO fanatics will be gathering in the neighbouring town of Warminster from August 29-30 for the Weird 09 festival – billed as Wiltshire’s biggest UFO and paranormal event. The event, at the Athenaeum Centre, will include a skywatch at Cradle Hill in Warminster.
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woody-the-demon!, says...
6:12pm Fri 31 Jul 09
Triton, Calne/Devizes says...
10:30pm Fri 31 Jul 09
howcomethatdoesntsurpriseme, trowbotown says...
2:54am Sun 2 Aug 09
I think somebody needs an Adobe Photoshop course....
Mr.Right, Hilperton says...
8:55am Sun 2 Aug 09
Triton, Calne/Devizes says...
9:53am Sun 2 Aug 09
howcomethatdoesntsurI think you need your eyes tested mate. There's nothing wrong with the lighting of the plane - unless you wish to elaborate on your theory? The lighting on the object corresponds with that of the plane.
priseme wrote:
The picture I see is very small and the aircraft is lit all wrong.looks like a drawing of a plane from the pages of a 30 year old comic....
I think somebody needs an Adobe Photoshop course....
Russell Sprouts, Brussels says...
11:17am Sun 2 Aug 09
Another non-story from WT.
Nick Taken, Trowbridge says...
6:57pm Sun 2 Aug 09
It does make me think that alot of the 'older' UFO stuff is faked.
You'd expect some high def stuff by now wouldn't you.
something more concrete than the image above reminiscent of a 1970's speckly polaroid once again.
Penrhiwtyn, Westbury says...
10:53pm Mon 3 Aug 09
howcomethatdoesntsurpriseme, trowbotown says...
11:13am Thu 6 Aug 09
Triton wrote:The rustling noise is me getting my anorak on...
howcomethatdoesntsurI think you need your eyes tested mate. There's nothing wrong with the lighting of the plane - unless you wish to elaborate on your theory? The lighting on the object corresponds with that of the plane.
priseme wrote:
The picture I see is very small and the aircraft is lit all wrong.looks like a drawing of a plane from the pages of a 30 year old comic....
I think somebody needs an Adobe Photoshop course....
OK - a 310 * 160 pixel resampled jpg does not a UFO make. I suppose the original's out there somewhere - nobody seems that keen to tell us where though.
There's too few colours - hence the strange overall bluey grey tinge.
Maybe it's just careless resize, copy n paste from the WT (no surprise there then).
Nah - silly season space filler.
The photographer’s picture showing a mysterious object travelling above a Hercules
Enlarged photo of mysterious object
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Swindon UFO Research, Swindon says...
3:40pm Fri 31 Jul 09
If your witness was to call the ARC confidential reporting line (01793 484510) and is willing to send the original photo for analysis perhaps we can help.
Cheers
Chris.
See you at Weird 09!