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Drew Richards

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14. Sounds like typical chinese lanterns let go to me

Reply to DFab420 (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 02:56 PM

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UFO: I was on the roof of a friends apartment with 5 other people. We all witnessed this event. [View all] DFab420 Apr 2012 OP

please delete this OP snooper2 Apr 2012 #1

Dammit you MIB..first you come to my house now you follow my board posts! DFab420 Apr 2012 #4

Now smile and look at the flashy thingie Xipe Totec Apr 2012 #6

Three men in black said, "Don't report this" Swede Apr 2012 #28

This is about the 5th time in a week I heard 4/20 itsrobert Apr 2012 #2

It's St. Patty's day for weed smokers basically DFab420 Apr 2012 #5

Someone told it's because 4/20 is Bob Marley's birthday. lunatica Apr 2012 #15

I was told differently Xyzse Apr 2012 #17

Nope, it's actually the time that a bunch of kids would meet up and smoke after sports everyday DFab420 Apr 2012 #27

Interesting! calimary Apr 2012 #3

Oh yea, I see stuff like that all the time NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #7

I would assume for the matter of time that it was in the air that many people should have seen it WI_DEM Apr 2012 #8

No! thats the crazy part! I have no clue why no one else saw this. Or if they did why no one else DFab420 Apr 2012 #9

You would be surprised at what people do not notice in the sky arikara Apr 2012 #30

MUFON reports/posts citizen sightings at its site, you might check there librechik Apr 2012 #10

this was videotaped on 4/20 near Fresno librechik Apr 2012 #11

I'm suspicious of the black halo around the UFO. lob1 Apr 2012 #22

looks like somebody already reported it to MUFON librechik Apr 2012 #12

Yuppers, Thats my report!! thats so cool you found that haha DFab420 Apr 2012 #21

Don't let 'em get you down with mockery. Blue_In_AK Apr 2012 #13

Sounds like typical chinese lanterns let go to me Drew Richards Apr 2012 #14

Yup. OnyxCollie Apr 2012 #37

Here's a site that says "fire balloons" for the pendulum movement starroute Apr 2012 #40

So are chinese lanterns the new swamp gas? Phoonzang Apr 2012 #16

LBN: Explosion, Fireball Reported in Nevada, California Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #18

Thanks for sharing! Though it may not answer your questions, a good book on the subject... drokhole Apr 2012 #19

Obviously, it was swamp gas. FSogol Apr 2012 #20

I was standing on the balcony of my apartment in Mountain View CA in 1970 or 72 Speck Tater Apr 2012 #23

The explanation is simple swimboy Apr 2012 #24

Classic fish out of water story! drokhole Apr 2012 #25

What? They came back from the future to hump your whales? FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #38

I saw something like your first sighting a couple of years back. DCKit Apr 2012 #26

35 years ago, in the Dominican Republic, my cousins and I witnessed secondwind Apr 2012 #29

There was a meteor shower Saturday night. Life Long Dem Apr 2012 #31

flares Tax Man Apr 2012 #32

Any idea where it landed? obxhead Apr 2012 #33

The reason eyewitness accounts of unknown flying things are so problematic Robb Apr 2012 #34

All I have to say is.... AlbertCat Apr 2012 #35

It kind of sounds like a pair of floating lanterns... antigone382 Apr 2012 #36

drones MichaelMcGuire Apr 2012 #39