Did anyone else see the UFO near Rattlesnake Island Saturday Night???

[NHskier]

We saw something similar-sounding a few weeks ago at The Weirs while waiting for fireworks. Couldn't figure out what the heck it was at first, then came to conclusion it was a hot air balloon or lantern.

Coincidentally, we woke up one day here at home to find a small home-made type of balloon in our back yard. Clearly a hot air type from burn marks, about 24 inches high.

[Flyfisha]

I live on Rattlesnake and saw it as well. It was absolutely a Chinese Lantern. We see them all the time at NH Motor Speedway.

[GTO]

Originally Posted by Flyfisha

I live on Rattlesnake and saw it as well. It was absolutely a Chinese Lantern. We see them all the time at NH Motor Speedway.

My neighbor had a big chinese lantern and set it free from our dock on Saturday night, It went up really high and the when the flame went out....it drifted slowly back down to earth. It is like a hot air balloon. It is a bar of way that is attached by strings to a soft fabric. You light the wax and off it goes. Really cool to watch. I think they come in different sizes and colors

[garysanfran]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTWC5pm29C0

[dpg]

See how quickly things with a perfectly reasonably explanation become labeled a UFO? And that's why I don't believe.

[IslandRadio]

Originally Posted by dpg

See how quickly things with a perfectly reasonably explanation become labeled a UFO? And that's why I don't believe.

Eh? A U.F.O. is simply something that's not been or able to be Identified. In this case, the thing was Flying and was not identifiable at the time making it, by definition (and at that time) a U.F.O.

No one said it was a space ship or anything like that. Now that it has been more or less identified, it is not a U.F.O. any longer.

The four of us who saw the thing and could not identify what it was, sought outside sources [in this case, this forum!] to help us identify what we saw. This is a natural part of the scientific process. Most things start out as unknown, and, by seeking knowledge and information, can and do become known.

If such an "object" could *not* be identified, one would not dis-believe its presence simply on the virtue that a plausible explanation could not be found

Regards, Steve

[dpg]

Originally Posted by IslandRadio

Eh? A U.F.O. is simply something that's not been or able to be Identified. In this case, the thing was Flying and was not identifiable at the time making it, by definition (and at that time) a U.F.O.

No one said it was a space ship or anything like that. Now that it has been more or less identified, it is not a U.F.O. any longer.

The four of us who saw the thing and could not identify what it was, sought outside sources [in this case, this forum!] to help us identify what we saw. This is a natural part of the scientific process. Most things start out as unknown, and, by seeking knowledge and information, can and do become known.

If such an "object" could *not* be identified, one would not dis-believe its presence simply on the virtue that a plausible explanation could not be found

Regards, Steve

Yes, OK, technically I'll buy your description of what a UFO is but lets face it 99.9% of people when they hear the term "UFO" think of Dr. Smith who got lost in space...Just sayin...Believe what you will to each his own but until I have a bigfoot run in front of my car, encounter a ghost first hand or have a large flat flying saucer swoop down near me I won't believe. Been fifty years so far and haven't seen a thing yet, I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing.