Posted on 05/02/2013 2:54:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The UK Airprox Board – which investigates near misses in the skies – heard the incident had taken place at around 3500ft.
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The report concluded: “Members were of the opinion that, in the absence of a primary radar return, it was unlikely that the untraced ac was a fixed-wing or rotary-wing ac or man-carrying balloon.
“It was considered that a meteorological balloon would be radar significant and unlikely to be released in the area of the Airprox.
“A glider could not be discounted but it was felt unlikely that one would be operating in that area, both due to the constrained airspace and the lack of thermal activity due to the low temperature.
“Similarly, The Board considered that a hang-glider or para-motor would be radar significant and that conditions precluded them, as they did para-gliders or parascenders. Members were unable to reach a conclusion as to a likely candidate.”
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Gee what’s invisible to radar and flies at 35k feet....
"..oops sorry"
An F-22?
I wonder if when flying in American airspace and not needing their radar profile hidden, do they have a radar responder?
22s, dones, ‘retired’ (sure) 117s....
Don’t worry, a UFO does not travel hundreds of light years through space, or even through time itself, only to collide with a a slow-moving human aircraft.
It’s rascals from Top Gear again!
Superman escaping from DC Comics after the latest effort to make him gay?
When two planes almost collide, they call it a ‘near miss’. It’s a near hit. A collision is a near miss. - George Carlin
The UK should do something about those creatures from outer space...or about the drug problem.
Don’t worry, a UFO does not travel hundreds of light years through space, or even through time itself, only to collide with a a slow-moving human aircraft.
That is like saying that since we can fly planes we shouldn’t be having any more car accidents...
Of that because we can drive cars we shouldn’t be hitting things with boats or submarines...
It is easy to move in the vacuum of space, but maybe moving in an atmosphere is tricky as they have little experience with air turbulence..
A predator drone.
Just another “Alien” looking for asylum
Makes sense.
(Actual witness statement)
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I sure hope he makes it. Because meanwhile some supervillain appears to have turned a gay ray on most political capitals and even republican candidates.
I sure hope he makes it. Because meanwhile some supervillain appears to have turned a gay ray on most political capitals and even republican candidates.
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