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9:46am Wednesday 22nd August 2007
A FLYING saucer, a practical joke or simply a trick of the light?
Call it what you will, an eagle-eyed walker has spotted yet another UFO hovering in Hampshire's skies.
This mysterious object was seen circling above trees in the New Forest in broad daylight on Sunday morning.
The photo was taken by an astonished onlooker, who has asked not to be named for fear of being ridiculed, who was with his family in Ipley at the time.
He told the Daily Echo how he snapped the picture moments before the strange contraption vanished into thin air.
He said: "It was spinning slowly and moving in a straight line. It was not travelling fast at all.
"The whole thing cannot have lasted more than about 20 seconds. I got a quick photo with my digital camera but by the time I had rushed to a clearing for a better look, it had gone.
"If it was a spaceship, then we wondered whether the flash had gone off on the camera and they had seen it."
The UFO, he said, was about 25ft to 30ft across with a dull grey or silver body and "shiny pieces" attached to the underside.
He added: "I really have no idea what it could have been. We got a good look at it through the trees, but it all happened so quickly.
"There may well be a logical explanation for this, but I don't know what it is."
A police spokesman said there had been no reported sightings in the area on Sunday and said beat officers had not noticed anything unusual while on patrol.
She said: "We have checked through the system and there are no suspicious incidents of a UFO nature logged on the system."
The sighting is the latest in a string of aerial oddities reported in the region this year.
In June, mysterious orange lights were seen moving slowly across the Thornhill estate - but they later turned out to be lanterns.
And in April a pilot flying from Southampton Inter-national Airport attracted worldwide attention when he spotted a UFO from his window.
His sighting of two cigar-shaped objects, each up to a mile wide, in the sky near Guernsey, was backed up by passengers and another plane.
Green light They were described as being very sharp, thin yellow objects with a green light hovering at about 2,000ft.
Earlier this summer, top secret records detailing a decade of UFO sightings in Hampshire were made public for the first time by the Ministry of Defence.
The X-Files, published in response to a Freedom of Information request, showed how the MoD logged 27 reports of unidentified flying objects in the county between 1998 and 2006.
The biggest year for sightings was 1998, when ten separate reports were reported.
Last year, however, just two sightings were logged.
At the time, an Air Staff spokesman from the MoD said: "To date the MOD knows of no evidence which substantiates the existence of these alleged phenomena.
"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 it is not the function of the MoD to provide this kind of aerial identification service.
"It would be an inappropriate use of defence resources if we were to do so."
What have you spotted?
Have you seen a UFO, a big cat, Big Foot in the New Forest or some other mysterious object in Hampshire? We want to hear from you and see your pictures. Call us on 023 8042 4520 or e-mail newsdesk@dailyecho.co.uk.
shazzy, Southampton says...
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Richard Griffiths, says...
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King Mush, Woolston says...
1:50pm Wed 22 Aug 07
Richard Griffiths wrote:lol
Are you sure this is not another tale from "(R)Ipley's believe it or not"?
crumpet smiles, toaster says...
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Nick, Winchester says...
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Wet Stones, Bread says...
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not surprised, Southampton says...
2:13pm Wed 22 Aug 07
King Mush wrote:Perhaps you are too thick
Richard Griffiths wrote: Are you sure this is not another tale from "(R)Ipley's believe it or not"?lol Why didnt I think of that line. Grrrrrrr.....
Ian, Turkey says...
2:25pm Wed 22 Aug 07
not surprised wrote:Thats very harsh and uncalled for.
King Mush wrote:Perhaps you are too thickRichard Griffiths wrote: Are you sure this is not another tale from "(R)Ipley's believe it or not"?lol Why didnt I think of that line. Grrrrrrr.....
moist coats, in a dirty bin says...
2:27pm Wed 22 Aug 07
Sick Bowl, Down Town says...
2:30pm Wed 22 Aug 07
moist coats wrote:PAcey offers a wonderful stenchand reall knows how to make aliens go home. Im an alien baby, and I wear grandads height, paper dog mess and a wally
think the aliens must have stolen all the patio chairs as i cant find one anywhere!! so i got angry, changed into these garments...3 cheap slabs, a packet of nuns and some damaged tins.. i then picked up the nearest pacey and threw him at these aliens until they cried and ran home to mummy.......
dusty wood, in the ghetto blaster says...
2:37pm Wed 22 Aug 07
Coco B Ware, USA says...
2:46pm Wed 22 Aug 07
dusty wood wrote:I have seen a three headed goat called Jeremy, however he only had one face, could this be him? He was eating a plastic jam jar?
im so happy with the grandads height i must say! i hope he is a small character?? i am currently on the lookout for a 3 headed goat called jeremy if anyone see's him please let me know, a reward of 1 stone will be on offer!!
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Grit in Piles, Mottisfont says...
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Shazza, says...
3:12pm Wed 22 Aug 07
Ian wrote:Its not very harsh is it Ian?
not surprised wrote:Thats very harsh and uncalled for. Regular contributors and readers know of King Mush and his never dull, thought provoking comments mixed with sarcasm, irony and observations. I, for one, look forward to his postings.King Mush wrote:Perhaps you are too thickRichard Griffiths wrote: Are you sure this is not another tale from "(R)Ipley's believe it or not"?lol Why didnt I think of that line. Grrrrrrr.....
ET, portsmouth says...
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waiting, says...
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Geoffrey Boycott, Lords says...
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laminated hamster, bum fighting says...
3:41pm Wed 22 Aug 07
Grit in Piles wrote:think it must be flying animals having a tipple...but what are they having a tipple on grit in piles? could it be ginger juice? soggy dogs? im currently looking at a pink penguin giving them a viscious looking smile!!
I would rather discuss my faulty parrot perch than this news. Every morning when i tickle my parrots beak, he gets rather angry and performs dances like angry farmers chucking crayon packets. Im really not amused. If such flying saucers exists, would they be saucers of milk, for flying animals to have a tipple on.
waiting, says...
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Claire Hyster, says...
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King Mush, Woolston says...
4:40pm Wed 22 Aug 07
not surprised wrote:This has really upset me and I'm really hurt at this 'harsh' insult.
King Mush wrote:Perhaps you are too thickRichard Griffiths wrote: Are you sure this is not another tale from "(R)Ipley's believe it or not"?lol Why didnt I think of that line. Grrrrrrr.....
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keith, test valley says...
7:47pm Wed 22 Aug 07
Vrillon wrote:glad
You didn't listen to me in 1977 so I'm back! I may choose to communicate further with you, during 'Meridian Tonight'. May you be blessed by the supreme love and truth of the cosmos.
keith, test valley says...
7:59pm Wed 22 Aug 07
Vrillon wrote:glad to see someoneelse remembers that sat night in sept 77 during the sport/news when that message was transmitted. i was told that it was students that had hacked into the mast at hannington during rag week, anybody else remember this ? For good mystery stories look north, excellent crop circles this year... nanu nanu......
You didn't listen to me in 1977 so I'm back! I may choose to communicate further with you, during 'Meridian Tonight'. May you be blessed by the supreme love and truth of the cosmos.
Vrillon, Ashtar Gallactic Command says...
9:05am Thu 23 Aug 07
keith wrote:It was 26th November 1977 on your earth calendar (Or "12872-Akkataaar-J17
Vrillon wrote: You didn't listen to me in 1977 so I'm back! I may choose to communicate further with you, during 'Meridian Tonight'. May you be blessed by the supreme love and truth of the cosmos.glad to see someoneelse remembers that sat night in sept 77 during the sport/news when that message was transmitted. i was told that it was students that had hacked into the mast at hannington during rag week, anybody else remember this ? For good mystery stories look north, excellent crop circles this year... nanu nanu......
JDS, says...
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Garry Trestump, New Forest says...
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keith, test valley says...
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Vrillon wrote:sorry Vrillion, memorys not what it used to be. would be glad if you could fill me in with more information about this. keith.thetrucker@hot
keith wrote:It was 26th November 1977 on your earth calendar (Or "12872-Akkataaar-J17 " using our superior Ashtar calendarVrillon wrote: You didn't listen to me in 1977 so I'm back! I may choose to communicate further with you, during 'Meridian Tonight'. May you be blessed by the supreme love and truth of the cosmos.glad to see someoneelse remembers that sat night in sept 77 during the sport/news when that message was transmitted. i was told that it was students that had hacked into the mast at hannington during rag week, anybody else remember this ? For good mystery stories look north, excellent crop circles this year... nanu nanu......
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Neil, never you mind says...
5:49pm Thu 23 Aug 07
Garry Trestump wrote:You said it Garry!
It's a hairdryer attachment suspended from a branch of the tree and photographed from such a distance that you can't see the wire. Any loon can see that.
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Just checked, Here and there says...
2:29am Mon 27 Aug 07
King Mush wrote:Talking about obsessions, would it be fair to say that you are obsessed with this site? I just googled "King Mush dailyecho" and guess what? Rather a lot of posts from someone who obviously has a hell of a lot of time on his hands... Get a life, know-it-all freak.
What a load of juvenile excreta being pumped out by these immature SciFi saps. You can just imagine that they spend most of their waking hours glued to their PCs and playing games plus 'communicating' with like minded freaks. I bet they go to Star Wars conventions, dressed as whatever 'hero' they worship and have bedroom walls covered with posters of Darth Vader & co instead of healthy semi-naked babes. Whilst it's fun to have a 'hobby' it's not healthy to be obsessed with such stuff. I bet this bunch are ALL students at a loose end until they get back to some real studies.
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N, Southampton says...
9:57am Wed 22 Aug 07