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UFOs spotted over Thornton Heath
12:23pm Friday 6th March 2009
The truth is out there, and it is hovering above Thornton Heath.
A woman in her sixties claims she has seen mysterious lights above her Thornton Heath home for nearly a month.
Every night the Trafford Road resident sees the unexplained orbs high above the flight path of airplanes, hovering for hours at a time.
The woman, who asked not to be named, claims the unidentified flying objects are circular in shape and have a series of flashing lights very different to that of mainstream terrestrial aircraft.
The concerned resident said: “I can’t beleive no one else has seen these things.
"They are here almost every night. I just don’t know what they are.
"They fly higher than airplanes but they don’t move like any aircraft I have ever seen.
"Sometimes they hover, very still and sometimes they dart about the sky.
“My sister told me that I should get in touch with someone to tell them I just don’t know who to speak to.
"The lights only ever appear when it is dark."
A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman 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."
• What do you think? Have you seen any mysterious lights in the sky? Let us know in the comments section below.
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ANNE GILES, SELSDON says...
12:58pm Fri 6 Mar 09
scoffer, Beckenham says...
2:23pm Fri 6 Mar 09
Angela M, Wimbledon says...
2:55pm Fri 6 Mar 09
Missusinthedales, Croydon says...
3:48pm Fri 6 Mar 09
jjsmithy, Worcester Park(Kingston) says...
8:03pm Fri 6 Mar 09
ANNE GILES, SELSDON says...
9:03pm Fri 6 Mar 09
Brian Tarring, Sewer says...
6:52am Sat 7 Mar 09
ANNE GILES wrote:at least we know as how to drink in tarring so we dont see nothing up in the sky with all lights and all.you lot in Croydon and thornton heath cant take your alcahol properly like ha ha
Well - we live in Selsdon Vale, which is next to Forestdale and we would be able to see it if it was really there. Some of these people need to cut down on their alcohol intake, I think.
scoffer, Beckenham says...
10:47am Sat 7 Mar 09
Brian Sewer, Tarring W.Sussex says...
11:25am Sat 7 Mar 09
ANNE GILES, SELSDON says...
10:11pm Sat 7 Mar 09
tramlinker, croydon says...
11:20am Sun 8 Mar 09
ANNE GILES wrote:Did you manage to hover over West Worthing by chance?
Actually, it wasn't a UFO at all. It was me, flying over the area trying to spread a bit of good cheer.
Bob Peel, Croydon says...
10:51am Mon 9 Mar 09
mealone, croydon says...
1:16pm Mon 9 Mar 09
ANNE GILES, SELSDON says...
3:02pm Mon 9 Mar 09
tramlinker wrote:No - it would have been a waste of time!!
ANNE GILES wrote: Actually, it wasn't a UFO at all. It was me, flying over the area trying to spread a bit of good cheer.Did you manage to hover over West Worthing by chance?
Paul R Harper, South Croydon says...
6:41pm Mon 9 Mar 09
Bob Peel, Croydon says...
10:24am Tue 10 Mar 09
Bob Peel, Croydon says...
10:25am Tue 10 Mar 09
Paul R Harper, South Croydon says...
1:49pm Tue 10 Mar 09
Bob Peel wrote:Bob is certainly correct. The International Space Station (ISS) does confuse people as well. It is one of brightest man made objects that crosses our skies from time to time. The space shuttle can also be extremely, when passing overhead.
What about the ISS - any one run the Keps for that?
Bob Peel, Croydon says...
4:09pm Tue 10 Mar 09
ohdearyme, Hinchley Wood says...
5:15pm Wed 11 Mar 09
ANNE GILES, SELSDON says...
11:12am Thu 12 Mar 09
ohdearyme wrote:They were, but I was in Selsdon, so they couldn't find me.
I hope they weren't looking for intelligent life forms.....
How the UFOs may have looked (artist's impression)
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tramlinker, croydon says...
12:49pm Fri 6 Mar 09