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8:33am Wednesday 25th July 2007

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Mysterious lights have been spotted in the skies above south west Hertfordshire.

There have been several reports of "silent balls of fire" being spotted in the sky above Watford and Bushey on Saturday night.

Marks Sears says he saw about 13 lights in the shape of a triangle in the sky above Bushey around 11.30pm on Saturday.

There have been similar unusual sightings over St Albans and Hemel Hempstead.

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FBI-NYC44048979, New York (NY) says...
9:36am Wed 25 Jul 07

its obviousy aliens coming to invade so run for your ,lifes people of hertfordshie before its too late and we get cloned and become another government conspiracy plese people run

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Truly conspiracy, hemel hempstead says...
9:39am Wed 25 Jul 07

i have been reporting these fire like space cradfts for months now and only now has it come to light why does it take this, my advise is to leave hertfordshire before its too late because FBI is right its a conspiracy

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John, Bushey says...
10:15am Wed 25 Jul 07

Given the weather conditions over the weekend, I would suggest that this is probably 'Ball Lightning' rather than an alien (or otherwise!) conspiracy!

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Michael wood, watford says...
10:50am Wed 25 Jul 07

to all people in watford and surrounding areas please dont swallow what john has to say. after around 27 years of researching aliens around hertfordshire i have sufficiant evidence to belive that john is infact a alien himself and would come at no surprise that he has something to do with these unidentified forms of space craft.

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Michael, Watford says...
12:58pm Wed 25 Jul 07

The police answered a call from the local convent about a strange object circling overhead. When the officer arrived, he asked the Mother Superior what kind of object it was. "I can't say", she replied, "but sister Elizabeth says she knows exactly what it was, do you want to speak with her?"

"That's ok", said the policeman, "I'll just put it down as a nun-identified flying object."

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andy lewis, northwood says...
1:47pm Wed 25 Jul 07

there were similar reports in Stratford upon avon . 5 floating lights (Wednesday's Metro)

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Gerry Sandwell, Watford says...
2:06pm Wed 25 Jul 07

I saw the lights and now my dog has gone missing. I tried to tell the police but they told me I must be seeing things. Definitely a cover-up

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PC Barnes, Watford says...
2:21pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Gerry: as I told you on the phone, you're dog DIDN'T go missing. You ARE seeing things. This IS NOT a cover up.

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Lee, Watford says...
2:35pm Wed 25 Jul 07

I saw the lights they seemed to drift and moved very lazy, they def were nto balllighting as they hng there for ages.

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Colin, Aylesbury says...
2:55pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Hi Gerry. I too have been seeing things, and I've just gained a dog. I think it might be to do with the wi-fi network that the local school have just installed.

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Chuck Freemantle, behind the wheelie bin says...
3:29pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Gerry, don't listen to "PC Barnes". He is not a policeman. In fact, he doesn't actually exist as far as I can tell. I suggest disconnecting your phone and buying one of my patented (pending) Personal EMF Shielding Garment http://www.lessemf.c
om/personal.html

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sense, teh real world says...
3:54pm Wed 25 Jul 07

LOLZ!!!111!1 U ARE LOOOSERZ1!! UFO DUNT EXITS U FINK DEY DO WTF WHERE DO DEY **** FROM DEN LOL!!!!! EY MATE U CN AVE MY DOG CUZ E STINKS ROFL!!111

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sense, still here says...
4:01pm Wed 25 Jul 07

WTF??!? Y AM I SENSERED ALL I WROTE WAS C-U-M MAYBE UR RIGHT DER IS A CONSPARASY LOL!!11q!!11

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healthy skeptic, says...
4:23pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Marks Sears says he saw about 13 lights in the shape of a triangle in the sky above Bushey around 11.30pm on Saturday
What are Mark's "Sears" and how do we know we can trust them?

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Adam, Watford says...
4:25pm Wed 25 Jul 07

I was out walking in Lower Rudd, Bushey when I too saw the lights. Could it be to do with Global Warming ?

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J Clarkson, Surrey says...
4:33pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Global Warming?? That's insane. My car exhaust kills penguins in Antarctica, it does not produce light shows to startle hippies.

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Adam, Watford says...
4:37pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Really? Would that be Emperor or the common Chinstrap Penguins?

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higher than u, up here says...
4:51pm Wed 25 Jul 07

What are Mark's "Sears" and how do we know we can trust them?
It's a mis-spelling, idiot. It's supposed to be Mark's Seer. Mark doesn't have the pan-dimensional vision as described by Mandina Farkarhasan in his book: Manual for Elevated Human Experience Through Equestrian Contact (available exclusively from his website http://www.deagostin

i.co.uk/ilovehorses/

). He has to use a Seer in order to punch through the layers of dis-information that the control freak government spin out to hide the real truth

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J Clakson, Surrey says...
4:56pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Would that be Emperor or the common Chinstrap Penguins?

Either. I file them all under Animals That Are Only Here To Make Us Laugh

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Adam, Watford says...
5:02pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Most wonderful! I wonder if the humble Marmot might make your list? He never fails to amuse at parties...

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Lord Lucan, watford says...
5:06pm Wed 25 Jul 07

REMEMBER CROXLEY GREEN!!!!!

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Harry, St Albans says...
5:15pm Wed 25 Jul 07

I was actually abducted by these ships. They tortured me and returned me to earth. I can no longer talk, they are responsible for the floods.

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Lee, Watford says...
6:15pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Thats it Own up it was The Heart of Gold. Just passing through. It took a dog and left me a Kestrel, Quite a shock when it flew at my face. Luckily I had my Towel

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Rob, Watford says...
6:49pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Well that may explain the abundance of Whale meat in my garden on Sunday morning, but why is my Mazda full of dogs?

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Sam, says...
7:24pm Wed 25 Jul 07

why is my Mazda full of dogs?

We're you at Destiny last night?

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Kevin, Watford says...
7:25pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Rob, should have put the soft-top up you crazy man. Have you got my ****?

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pedant, says...
7:26pm Wed 25 Jul 07

*were*

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Sam, says...
7:27pm Wed 25 Jul 07

yeah, nice one smartass

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jean o`connell, oxhey says...
8:48pm Wed 25 Jul 07

How foolish are some of the readers comments shown here...ufos are real and i suggest you take a look at some of the ufo sites and the goverment sites.....we are being visited by other beings and its been going on for thousands of years with different star travellers...anyway the lights seen were chinese lanterns which came from a party over near the old Leavesden aerodrome of which i also saw...
take a look:-
http://www.ufomagazi
ne.co.uk/

http://www.bibleufo.
com/

jean o`connell

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Rob, Watford says...
8:50pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Kevin wrote:
Rob, should have put the soft-top up you crazy man. Have you got my ****?
Yes, but I had to wash the ******** off it, and I think that it's **** is broken.

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Mrs Sandwell, Moor Park says...
9:09pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Gerry, This is your mum. I think you should listen to PC Barnes - he's got your best interests at heart. We've talked about this missing dog before, haven't we? Gerry, you don't own a dog and you never have. Come home son. Please.

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Gerry Sandwell, Back Underground says...
9:13pm Wed 25 Jul 07

SHUT UP!! SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!

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Francis, says...
9:21pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Jean, I won't question your grip on reality (which is obviously quite secure) but I will question your ability to see Leavesdon aerodrome from Oxhey. Also, how do you know the aliens don't fly chinese lanterns, eh? That would definitely fool us.

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ProfHawking, Watford ish says...
9:33pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Ha ha you alien nutters!
These are "khoom fay", small paper hot-air balloon lanterns that float up and as far as 5 miles. Quite popular at the moment. They look great when set off together. And also like spaceships apparently!

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Jackie, hemel hempstead says...
9:45pm Wed 25 Jul 07

these were chinese lanterns that were set of from a wedding party at the met police club in bushey, but it has been fun reading your comments off mr and mrs Rudd

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debbie, bushey says...
10:09pm Wed 25 Jul 07

3 of us saw the lights on 21/7/07 10.30pm they were doing really weird things, pairing up about 3 pairs and another lot in w shaped zig-zag there were about 12-15 of them altogether we watched them for about 15 mins they were bright orange in colour, silent and moved quite slowly, they came out of the south and headed of west then just disappeared one at a time at the same spot in the sky

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jean, oxhey says...
10:15pm Wed 25 Jul 07

Francis wrote:
Jean, I won\\\\\\\'t question your grip on reality (which is obviously quite secure) but I will question your ability to see Leavesdon aerodrome from Oxhey. Also, how do you know the aliens don\\\\\\\'t fly chinese lanterns, eh? That would definitely fool us.
sorry but i should have told you that i was there at that Leavesden party and it was spectacular so that is how i know Francis,but thankyou for your comments !

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debbie, bushey says...
10:44pm Wed 25 Jul 07

ok i've been on the net and looked up these chinese lanterns, and judging by the videos i think that they are what we saw on sat night, but they are very pretty i think i might buy some and worry some other people!!!!!!!!!

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Julie, london says...
1:05am Thu 26 Jul 07

Seems watford are not the only ones experiencing this,

http://www.abovetops


ecret.com/forum/view


thread.php?tid=29344


7&page=1#pid3372086

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auntieh, watford says...
10:28pm Thu 26 Jul 07

Given that all escape routes from Watford are blocked at the moment - road works in Hampermill Lane and West Watford, Watford Road Croxley about to be closed for 4 weeks, the mad traffic cones at Hunton Bridge etc.- these lights must be fed up Watford residents who have found alternative means of travelling to and from work.

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Laura, radlett says...
12:41pm Fri 27 Jul 07

I used to live in Bushey and around 5 years ago saw three balls of light in a triangle move very quickly across the sky above the uni fields. I also saw a disc shaped object in Leavesden during the day very very high up and also moving incredibly quickly around 3 years ago

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Darrell, Bushey says...
1:59pm Fri 27 Jul 07

My entire family witnessed this event, it as quite spectacular, we saw at least 15 of these lights, they looked as if they were flying in a formation, I actually managed to get some video footage. I have always been a sceptic of UFO, but these were most definatly objects of a mysterious origin.

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D. Griffiths, says...
7:23pm Mon 30 Jul 07

My money's on Ball Lightning -- the group of 4 looks interesting, a tetrahedron and LeGrange wrt charged bodies. Wish I had seen it!

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Liz Davies, St Albans says...
8:36am Tue 31 Jul 07

Last night around 9.30pm my husband and I saw a red glowing ball moving across the sky. It was silent, moving very quickly and was the colour of a red traffic light. It was glowing like a star but was not a plane or a hot air balloon. It was about 1000ft in the air and was glowing brightly, not fading at all. What was it?

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Kian S, Farnborough, Hampshire says...
1:15pm Thu 9 Aug 07

These lights were also seen in Surrey and Hampshire on the same night, there are a couple of videos on YouTube. (http://www.youtube.

com/user/olihello) is just one of the videos.

Quite scary. I've not actually seen them, but would have loved to.

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kelly, cheshunt, herts says...
1:07am Fri 10 Aug 07

There were 6 of us on the balcony sat night and saw 7 of these lights over head. it's been bugging all of us all week????

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Aidan, E. London says...
2:22am Sat 11 Aug 07

kelly wrote:
There were 6 of us on the balcony sat night and saw 7 of these lights over head. it\'s been bugging all of us all week????
12;15 a.m on saturday 11/8/07, saw seven or eight orange/reddish globes drifting gently in a formation like the Plough.They came closer then faded out.The Perseid meteor shower isn't due until sunday night and they were the wrong colour for meteors and too slow.balloons? Aidan

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Hugh Jass, Lilyput says...
9:43pm Sun 12 Aug 07

I've seen somethin similarly amazin! A large bright light appeared in the sky over to the east, and has done for some time now. This object then spends the next 10 to 12 hours traversing the sky above. It's amazin! I think it's the aliens.

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David, Watford says...
11:41pm Sun 26 Aug 07

We have just seen these orange lights again. My whole family witnessed them and we haven’t had a drop to drink. We could see and hear planes but these lights were totally different. Very weird.

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Bob, Hemel Hempstead says...
12:00am Mon 27 Aug 07

Yeah, well this is a common siting.. Its someone playing a joke with everyone and now everyone notices! Its just something stupid, people who believe in alien encounters are fools.

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Mark Strudwick, Staines says...
12:02am Mon 27 Aug 07

I like it because i like lights because im gay.

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Its aliens!!!

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Robert Devereux, Watford says...
1:20pm Mon 27 Aug 07

My son saw 7 to 8 lights over the house he was staying at on sunday night 26th Aug about midnight, he says over leavesden ,anyone else see them?

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Cathy Ruddy, Watford says...
9:44pm Mon 27 Aug 07

my friend and i were driving home at about 11.30pm on sunday night and we saw about 8-10 lights in the sky over leavesden studios. we drove up to greenbanks road and the lights passed us as we were driving and then disappeared from view. we saw them very clearly. they were def not stars or planes. very bright and in a sort of triangle shape. we could not believe what we were seeing! we are both ladies in our 50's and did not imagine what we were saw.

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Thomas, Epsom says...
12:48pm Sat 1 Sep 07

Last night Friday 31st at about 10pm.Me and my family saw about 20 mysterious lights, like balls of fire going over rooftops. NO sound. In Epsom, Surrey.

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bernadette woodall, surrey says...
4:56pm Sat 1 Sep 07

my daughter and I were sat in her garden last sunday 26th when we say a mass of objects in the clear sky there was some larger silver ones smaller silver ones and red coloured ones they looked like a galaxy of stars moving rapidly across the sky .we knocked at a couple of neighbours doors to witness this phenomenon.

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Tom, Hitchin Herts says...
10:24pm Sat 1 Sep 07

Sat 1st Sept. I was driving between Luton and Hitchin with my wife at 20:45. We saw approx ten orange floating lights in the distance located South of Hitchin and West of Stevenage. Looked liked parachute flares. They were very high, perhaps 2000 to 4000 ft and spaced in a line 45 deg to the horizontal. We saw them for about 5 minutes and got quite close. They eventually faded out one by one. They were on the flight path into Luton Airport. An aircraft passed close by whilst they were there. Any ideas? This siting seems very similar to many others! Is this a hoaxer with a homemade rocket launching flares?

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s spratt, berkhamsted says...
10:27pm Sat 22 Sep 07

ME AND MY WIFE WERE RELAXING ON OUR PATIO AT AROUND ABOUT 9.00 PM WHEN I NOTICED AN ORANGE LIGHT COMING FROM THE DIRECTION OF HEATHROW,, WE HAVE A SOUTH FACING GARDEN.AN AIRCRAFT TAKING OF FROM HEATHROW TO BERKHAMSTED WOULD TAKE 15 MINUTS,THIS TOOK 30 SECONDS AND WAS FOLLOWED BY EIGHT MOORE IN 30 SECOND SPACES.THERE WAS NO SOUND.COULD IT BE SPACE DEBRIS WITH SUN REFLECTION

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Wilf Frith, Penzance says...
10:38am Tue 13 Nov 07

Does anyome remember seeing a silver UFO in the sky, quite low above St.Albans around 1975? I'd seen it coming home early from Verulam School, just a block away, very eerie and ridiculously clear to see, before it sped off.

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jenny, harp says...
4:46pm Sun 27 Apr 08

saw the lights when i was out with friends last night, about ten in a line above kinsbourne green.
xx

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Derek, Bath says...
10:52pm Sun 27 Apr 08

10pm Sat Apr 26 2008. Approx 2 miles from Luton airport. Several aircraft with navigation lights flying around, then suddenly orange lights. First four in exact distance part, then more, then more. No sound. No navigation lights. I counted around 40 total. Witnessed with friend. I would find it hard to believe the pilots flying around the airport at that time didn't see them.The Chinese lantern theory might have worked with me, other than the fact the wind factor would in no way keep them in such perfect formation and several in exact distance formation. So?...
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Mark Ifield, Harpenden says...
8:28am Fri 9 May 08

On Tuesday 6th May I opened up our shop for business as usual. About 8.40am the whole of harpenden town power supply went out completely including traffic lights. As the shop was dark I went out back in the sunshine and happened to look up. I saw a small object int he sky west of luton airport travelling west slowly. Thinking it was aplane i just ignored it until about 4 mintues later it was still there moving west and moving lower till it dissapeared from sight. a minute later all the power came back on.

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Phil, Hitchin says...
2:39pm Thu 15 May 08

It was time of hitchins festival. The balls were sent from the priory as lanterns. They followed in single file before buring out. God. The time and date fits.

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Jack, Surrey says...
7:48pm Wed 21 May 08

Did anyone see a UFO in 1975 in Surbiton, Surrey? It was early morning when I saw it out walking my dog. I heard a whirring sound, looked up and saw this huge silver circular ufo which seemed to be hovering about 400 feet above me, almost watching me! When I looked away for a second, it moved away.

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john leps, putney bridge says...
6:17pm Sat 7 Jun 08

me and my two flat mates saw a string of these floating lights last night, 6/7 at around 12pm. We have it on camera but it is bad footage. can someone explain. email me

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sam, bushey says...
10:51pm Mon 16 Jun 08

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I know it sounds stange but im a housewife with two children.i was in the garden as i coulndt sleep and saw a huge black circle with a bright blue light aroud iit.I wouldnt normally do this but I was mesmerised.it stayed there for about 15 mins.I feel silly but i saw it!
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