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More 'UFOs' are spotted
STRANGE lights in the sky seem to be on the increase.
After the Free Press ran the story of David Hinde, of Bempton, who reported seeing slowing spheres of light over the headland, readers have got in touch to give us their experiences.
Donald Rogers, 70, of St Columba Road, Bridlington, believes he saw exactly the same lights from his home at the same time as Mr Hinde on March 1.
“It was around 9.30pm and I saw these brilliant red balls moving quickly in different directions.
“My wife saw them, and more lights, and thought it could be a plane but I don’t think they were from the movements they were making,” said Mr Rogers, who says he saw similar lights above Sewerby about three years ago.
Connie Shepley, 73, also saw two golden orange points of light hovering over the pumping station off Scarborough Road on March 1.
“They were just still in the sky. I got my binoculars and watched them for about four minutes but they didn’t move. I used to live close to Manchester Airport and they were nothing like aeroplane lights,” said Mrs Shepley, who saw them around 6pm.
William Lester, 61, of Woodcock Road, in Flamborough, was looking for the laser beam from The Eye On The Bay site while visiting his daughter in Tudor Close, Bridlington, at around 8.30pm on March 1.
He, his brother-in-law and a friend all saw a set of about six orange and red balls which seemed to be quite low and moving independently of each other in a line.
“They didn’t look like any kind of aircraft,” he said.
Carol Scholes, 31, and her fiance Stephen Pemberton, 40, were at home in Scarborough Crescent, Bridlington, at about 8.30pm last Wednesday when they saw lights in the sky over Grindale.
“There were a couple of red lights, then three and then five and they were moving in all directions.
“I don’t believe in UFOs but it was really strange,” said Carol.
Abigail McKenzie and Shauna Marshall also saw something strange the night after, at around 7.30pm in the Easton Road area.
They said: “It had blue and red flashing lights and it was circular. It went over Old Town and back. We saw it fly across the sky twice.”
And Dave Johnson can back it up. He said: “My friends and I were driving towards Danes Dyke when we spotted a bright reddish orange light in the sky fitting the description of the lights Mr Hinde saw.
“As a joke I said to my friends ‘look a UFO’ then another appeared.
“Following the appearance of the second light, the first disappeared. Then another light appeared and the second one disappeared, shortly followed by the third.
“Then the most interesting thing happened; we saw all three, close to each other, shining very brightly, then they faded.
“More than anything I would like to know what they are.”
Celia Mitchell, of Bempton, saw similar orange and red lights moving up and down and sideways to the left of the Dotterel pub in December.
She watched them for quite a while and her neighbours said they had also seen them.
Terry Edwards, of Jubilee Walk, Bridlington, said his whole family saw the lights in the sky.
Mr Edwards said: “We were looking for the search light on the seafront and then we saw the lights.
“There were two red lights and one more off-white. They were not moving in a normal manner and were not flashing like a plane.”
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Saturday 04 February 2012
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