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8:18am Thursday 12th June 2008
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IT is the X Files style mystery that has left UFO spotters baffled.
A silent, spinning black triangle has been caught on film flying above Southampton three times in the past month - over Millbrook, Shirley and the Western Docks.
A new video - the clearest so far - was captured on a mobile phone by a passenger travelling in a car under the Millbrook flyover.
The footage - shot on Sunday, June 1 - has caused a buzz among UFO enthusiasts from across the country who have described it as the best they have seen for some time.
An investigation was even launched by Southampton Airport after a worried member of the public alerted bosses.
An airport spokeswoman said: "We received an inquiry about a UFO on Tuesday, they reported seeing a black triangle flying near Millbrook.
"We have used our web-track technology, which tracks the flight path of aircraft, but it found nothing unusual."
Southampton's flying triangle was first filmed floating high above houses in Shirley on Monday, May 5, by company director Will Campbell, 28.
He said: "We could barely see it with the naked eye, so I got my video camera out to zoom in to get a clearer picture of the object.
"At first it was slowly rising, but then seemed to stabilise at an altitude and move away into the distance. We could see it for about 15 minutes, before it eventually got too far away."
Mr Campbell was confident the object was not a kite as there was "absolutely" no wind that day. He added: "Its large arc across the sky also means that it was not tethered to the ground in the way an advertising blimp would be."
Steve Gerrard, founder of the now defunct Southampton UFO Group, said flying black triangles were not a new phenomenon, but had always remained a mystery.
"I have no idea what it is, that footage shot near the Millbrook flyover looks almost too good to be true. When you get a video that is so clear and sharp you have to treat it with some scepticism," he said.
$64,000 question "However, it's very interesting as it looks too high to be a kite and it looks too crisp to be a balloon. Whether it is terrestrial or extra terrestrial is the $64,000 question."
Mr Gerrard said he had received 23 reports of mysterious objects flying over the city since the start of the year.
He added: "If this was seen by three people then it must have been seen by more. I would urge anyone who has seen anything like this to report it as we need to corroborate all the evidence."
A spokesman for the National Air Traffic Service, based in Swanwick, said it passed on all UFO sightings to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The MoD was unavailable for comment yesterday, but it's the department's policy to only investigate sightings that pose a specific threat to the country.
Totton College psychology lecturer Craig Roberts, who co-ordinated Britain's first ever ufology course, said previous flying black triangle sightings had been explained by stealth military aircraft and tricks of the camera.
"There has always been in years gone by a lot of black triangles spotted, but it has been years since I have seen anything as vivid as this," he said.
Other popular theories include Chinese lanterns, weather balloons, microlight and model aircraft, kites or even a secret military project.
The British UFO Research Organisation (BUFORA) said detailed information such as the make of camera, specific location, date, time and direction of travel was needed to further analyse the footage.
"There have certainly been many reports over the years of black triangles, particularly from the Derbyshire area," BUFORA chief investigator Heather Dixon said.
Fred, says...
8:32am Thu 12 Jun 08
Andy, Locks Heath says...
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Shane P, Soton says...
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Gilmore, Shirley, Southampton says...
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Oh dear, says...
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Please stand back, Southampton says...
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Mulder, says...
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Ice dancer, says...
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Myself, says...
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bingolover, southampton says...
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sailor sam, portsmouth says...
9:40am Thu 12 Jun 08
Q'aarg, planet xxogg says...
9:44am Thu 12 Jun 08
Captain Planet, says...
9:55am Thu 12 Jun 08
Q'aarg wrote:Your puny threats do not scare me.
Bow down before us, puny humans. If you do not build an ice rink, lower the cost of petrol to 50 Earth Pence an Earth litre, and make reality TV illegal, we will raise the temperature of your paltry planet by 1,000,000 degrees Earth Celsius every day until our demands are met
sailor sam, portsmouth says...
9:57am Thu 12 Jun 08
Myself wrote:You may consider us aliens because you do not see us in your city. The reason being, we inhabit areas where there is Premier League football.
Pompey fans are the only aliens
Guffy Sparkle, Southampton says...
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Mrs. De Pointe, says...
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Zog, The Thurd Sector says...
10:16am Thu 12 Jun 08
Guffy Sparkle wrote:There's no need for THAT sort of language...this is a family site, y'know :-(
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Steve Gerrard, Southampton says...
10:17am Thu 12 Jun 08
I hate Aliens, Area 51 says...
10:22am Thu 12 Jun 08
Steve Gerrard wrote:Aliens dont exist as they would be here already and wouldnt spend there time abducting morons and appearing in the sky randomly.
Thought I would throw my 2p's worth in... Kite, most probably, Balloon, possible, Alien craft NO. We must remember that this was posted on YouTub so no independent witnesses, no independent paperwork to back up source, no detailed information and not reported to any official body i.e. Police, MoD etc or local UFO groups / investigator. You have to treat the report with 100% scepticism. There IS some kind of life out there without doubt! But not as we know it. Little green men, that is in the cinemas... There must be some kind of bacterial life out there at least. But who knows. The human brain will only accept hard evidence and will not accept things that it cannot perceive outside of its 'box'. i.e. At one time we thought the world was flat and you would fall off the edge? So, an open mind is sometimes a closed mind. Steve Gerrard Editor of UFONEWS UK
King Mush, Woolston says...
11:06am Thu 12 Jun 08
Denzil, says...
11:09am Thu 12 Jun 08
King Mush wrote:LOL BRILLIANT, ROFL.
I dont think that aliens would bother visiting our planet to refuel considering the cost of petrol these days......
Pete, Netley says...
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we're here, says...
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Alien, On Mars says...
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Woolie, Millbrook, Southampton. says...
1:15pm Thu 12 Jun 08
quoteA new video - the clearest so far - was captured on a mobile phone by a passenger travelling in a car under the Millbrook flyover.
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Artful Dodger, Millbrook says...
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sailor sam wrote:I think you are wrong sailor, it could have been Denzil.
It appears to be very bright, so it can't be Denzil!
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4:40pm Thu 12 Jun 08
I hate Aliens wrote:Aliens do exist they run our councils and central government. Gordon Brown isn't from Scotland but from a far away plant in alpha-century.
Steve Gerrard wrote: Thought I would throw my 2p's worth in... Kite, most probably, Balloon, possible, Alien craft NO. We must remember that this was posted on YouTub so no independent witnesses, no independent paperwork to back up source, no detailed information and not reported to any official body i.e. Police, MoD etc or local UFO groups / investigator. You have to treat the report with 100% scepticism. There IS some kind of life out there without doubt! But not as we know it. Little green men, that is in the cinemas... There must be some kind of bacterial life out there at least. But who knows. The human brain will only accept hard evidence and will not accept things that it cannot perceive outside of its 'box'. i.e. At one time we thought the world was flat and you would fall off the edge? So, an open mind is sometimes a closed mind. Steve Gerrard Editor of UFONEWS UKAliens dont exist as they would be here already and wouldnt spend there time abducting morons and appearing in the sky randomly. If these are aliens they are hardly "Superior". More like idiotic.
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Duh, Southampton says...
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Duh, Southampton says...
5:46pm Thu 12 Jun 08
Duh wrote:Well..... it did look like a stealth bomber until I watched the other 2 clips LOL
Have a listen to video 1. Apart from the guy using the F word which is obvious even with the beep, listen to the dumb blonde, who says 'maybe it might be like a satelite' It looks like a Stealth bomber to me, possibly after the dumb blonde.
rock and roll, says...
6:20pm Thu 12 Jun 08
James Miller, Shirly soton says...
6:24pm Thu 12 Jun 08
Ooh, Psychological. says...
6:29pm Thu 12 Jun 08
Andy wrote:I'm not bothered by the UFO thing, but psychology is most definitely a 'proper' subject including a lot of mathematics and biology. I bet you can't explain how Fluoxetine hydrochloride acts as a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor?
To those who think UFOs are craft piloted by aliens , can they explain why having crossed the universe to get here their craft apparently has to spin round and round? Would be pretty uncomfortable inside for such an advanced race of beings? One would have thought they had found a way round this design flaw. Perhaps this explains why Craig Roberts lectures in psychology, and not in a proper subject requiring logic, evidence and reason.
harry, says...
6:33pm Thu 12 Jun 08
Ooh, Psychological. on 6:29pm today
Andy wrote: To those who think UFOs are craft piloted by aliens , can they explain why having crossed the universe to get here their craft apparently has to spin round and round? Would be pretty uncomfortable inside for such an advanced race of beings? One would have thought they had found a way round this design flaw. Perhaps this explains why Craig Roberts lectures in psychology, and not in a proper subject requiring logic, evidence and reason.I'm not bothered by the UFO thing, but psychology is most definitely a 'proper' subject including a lot of mathematics and biology. I bet you can't explain how Fluoxetine hydrochloride acts as a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor? Grr..! I would have liked to have seen the floaty thing, I feel left out.
Andy wrote:
To those who think UFOs are craft piloted by aliens , can they explain why having crossed the universe to get here their craft apparently has to spin round and round? Would be pretty uncomfortable inside for such an advanced race of beings? One would have thought they had found a way round this design flaw. Perhaps this explains why Craig Roberts lectures in psychology, and not in a proper subject requiring logic, evidence and reason.
I'm not bothered by the UFO thing, but psychology is most definitely a 'proper' subject including a lot of mathematics and biology. I bet you can't explain how Fluoxetine hydrochloride acts as a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor?
Grr..!
I would have liked to have seen the floaty thing, I feel left out.
Ooh, psychological again says...
6:39pm Thu 12 Jun 08
harry, says...
6:49pm Thu 12 Jun 08
Ooh, psychological again on 6:39pm today
No... I just love my subject a bit too much and get a bit defensive!!
Council WORKER, Southampton says...
9:25pm Thu 12 Jun 08
Steve Gerrard wrote:Hello Mr Steve, was nice meeting you at the weekend (that place near Fareham)
Thought I would throw my 2p\\\'s worth in... Kite, most probably, Balloon, possible, Alien craft NO. We must remember that this was posted on YouTub so no independent witnesses, no independent paperwork to back up source, no detailed information and not reported to any official body i.e. Police, MoD etc or local UFO groups / investigator. You have to treat the report with 100% scepticism. There IS some kind of life out there without doubt! But not as we know it. Little green men, that is in the cinemas... There must be some kind of bacterial life out there at least. But who knows. The human brain will only accept hard evidence and will not accept things that it cannot perceive outside of its \\\'box\\\'. i.e. At one time we thought the world was flat and you would fall off the edge? So, an open mind is sometimes a closed mind.
Steve Gerrard
Editor of UFONEWS UK
Ooh, psychological...! says...
9:36pm Thu 12 Jun 08
Carl Barron, Dorset says...
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Mr Black Triangle, over the sky says...
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Captain Runway, Canada says...
12:57am Fri 13 Jun 08
Aliens dont exist as they would be here already and wouldnt spend there time abducting morons and appearing in the sky randomly.
If these are aliens they are hardly "Superior". More like idiotic.
a scientist, in despair says...
12:28pm Fri 13 Jun 08
Captain Runway wrote:totally agree, if people like this seem to have formulated such intelligent answers then they want to try and learn the language to write them in......muppets! You will find half of the neanderthals passing judgement have no concept of life other than an arm chair with beer and scratching their.......arms. So these highly educated morons are really best placed to determine the possibility of something outside of their extensive box of reality. I do firmly believe in fact and reason, however there are some things that do defy rational explanation, so maybe if the morons flicked over from Coronation street once in a while they might find programs that grow their pea sized brain slightly!
Aliens dont exist as they would be here already and wouldnt spend there time abducting morons and appearing in the sky randomly.
If these are aliens they are hardly \"Superior\". More like idiotic.
You are assuming that you are the smarter being in this equation. --Rather than that you are inadequately developed enough to grasp the reasons for why certain things happen. --I can think of half a dozen logical reasons for why the alien phenomenon presents itself as it does, much of which is reflected by information made available through channeled sources of purported alien origin. (This info is available to anybody who bothers to search. Go look!). Is this information accurate? That\'s for the researcher to judge. What I can tell you is that \"there\" grasp of both grammar and logic makes you look like an ape by contrast.
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