jumpinjackflash Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Ok, I know that this has been discussed before but last night as I looked out of window, I saw a huge glowing orange ball thing really high up in the sky. It looked like a hot air balloon without the basket! I know that last year some Chinese lantern things were seen floating about ED and they were mentioned on a previous thread, but I saw them and this was much bigger. What surprised me the most was how high it got. Anyway what was it?! It's definitely not one of those advertising balloon things you see around. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee82 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 The moon? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpinjackflash Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 no! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee82 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Sorry, couldn't resist ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpinjackflash Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 I told everyone at work and they all think I must have been pi55ed - which I wasn't!I cannot have been the only one that saw it! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfox Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Are you sure it wasn't a cheese puff stuck on the end of your nose which you'd been scoffing while watching The Street? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 had you previously been staring at a light bulb for an unhealthily long time?.. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL9000 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 You are not alone - check this out > Orange Ball In The Sky Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 At some point in May and for almost all of June I too saw a big orange thing in the sky on an almost daily basis - it started around 5am and got higher and higher until noonish then it slowly moved downwards disappearing at about 9pmish. I also noticed how hot and generally pleasant it was suring this phenomenum. It now seems to have disappeared. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpinjackflash Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 silverfox - i don't like cheesy puffs nor Corrie and Red Devil no I wasn't staring at lightbulbs however it was shaped slightly like a lightbulb Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsebox Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 ???? Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> At some point in May and for almost all of June I> too saw a big orange thing in the sky on an almost> daily basis - it started around 5am and got higher> and higher until noonish then it slowly moved> downwards disappearing at about 9pmish. I also> noticed how hot and generally pleasant it was> suring this phenomenum. It now seems to have> disappeared.Sounds like withdrawl symptoms. Get back on the Stella immediately. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofmarkthedog Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Cataracts Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenk Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Yet abother sad indication of how this area has gone to the dogs. I lived in Manchester for 10 years, and never once saw this deadly orange ball in the sky. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofmarkthedog Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 lenk Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Yet abother sad indication of how this area has> gone to the dogs. > > I lived in Manchester for 10 years, and never once> saw this deadly orange ball in the sky.-------------------------------------------------That's Manchester for you! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffine addict Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 A plane?? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I don't think a plane could resemble a "huge glowing orange ball". Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 A flying clown? You gotta watch out for them in ED, you know... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee82 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I'd hope not Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSetWilly Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Jeremy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I don't think a plane could resemble a "huge> glowing orange ball".hmm, not too sure about that, concorde did a fairly good impression. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-224880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Quids' answer sounds the most likely, but barring that a v quick swizz and this looks a candidate:Based upon the description you give I would say its highly likely that you saw a rather nice example of a fireball. This is the name given to a meteor that achieves a visual magnitude of -4 (very close to the planet Venus) or brighter. Brightness is often perceived in terms of size - hence your description of a tenth the size of the Moon.It is not unusual with fireballs to see some fragmentation of the actual meteroid as it enters the atmosphere and breaks up - there are sometimes even reports of sonic booms like thunder.There are no notable meteor showers going on but then fireballs are almost always sporadics (random meteors). It would be well worth your while getting in touch with Alistar McBeath at the Society for Popular Astronomy (www.popastro.com) who co-ordinates their meteor section. It's quite likely that other people did see it and not necessarily just around the Leeds area. With a few observations from different locations it is often possible to work out a trajectory (actual path) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-225164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissaki Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 My friend Suzy saw something similar fly over overhill road about 9pm and she was sober Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-225173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laroon Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 um, a space station is currently orbiting... it could have been that... supposed to be pretty bright... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-225187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporthuntor Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 ha ha ha this thread is now on the google search linked above Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-225200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I may have been responsible for the chinese lanterns last year which are mentioned at the start of this thread, I think I'd come back from a festival and told the kids about the lanterns, so we set a couple off before their bedtime, then ended up with them in their pyjamas following the lanterns through the streets of SE22 until the lanterns disappeared East. I hope they didnae cause concern at the time ! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-225222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuraCaught Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 KidKruger Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I may have been responsible for the chinese> lanterns last year which are mentioned at the> start of this thread, I think I'd come back from a> festival and told the kids about the lanterns, so> we set a couple off before their bedtime, then> ended up with them in their pyjamas following the> lanterns through the streets of SE22 until the> lanterns disappeared East. I hope they didnae> cause concern at the time !Please let us know when you'll be doing it again this year. We loved watching them last year. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7036-giant-orange-ball/#findComment-226138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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