Posted on 11/10/2012 3:06:32 PM PST by Las Vegas Dave
DENVER – It’s a mile high mystery in the skies over Denver.
Strange objects caught on camera flying over the city and nobody can explain it.
We first learned about these sightings when a metro area man, who does not want to be identified brought us his home video. He captured the images on his digital camera from a hilltop in Federal Heights looking south toward downtown Denver.
He said, “The flying objects appear around noon or 1:00 p.m. at least a couple of times a week.” The strangest part is they are flying too fast to see with the naked eye, but when we slowed down the video, several UFOs appear.
We altered the color contrast to make it easier to see. You can take a look for yourself by watching the video clip.
We wanted to verify the video we saw was legitimate and not doctored in anyway. So our photojournalist set up his camera in the same spot, and shot video from just before noon until just after 1:00 p.m. He also captured something unexplained on video.
Aviation expert Steve Cowell is a former commercial pilot, instructor and FAA accident prevention counselor.
He thought he would have a logical explanation, until he watched the video. “That is not an airplane, that is not a helicopter, those are not birds, I can’t identify it,” he said. He also told us the objects are not insects.
He said he knows of no aircraft that flies as fast. He did tell us there is one other possibility. “Perhaps there’s some sort of debris that is being raised up by some of the atmospheric winds.”
But in his professional opinion, “As it fits the definition, it’s an unidentified flying object.”
The FAA tracks all air traffic in Colorado and across the country. The FAA sent us a statement that says, “We`ve checked with air traffic control and no one has had any reports of the activity you described…nor have any of our employees observed anything of this nature either visually or on their radar displays.”
The North American Aerospace Defense Command is located in Colorado Springs. It keeps an eye on the skies in case of an air attack against the United States.
NORAD sent us this statement, “Our Command Center reviewed their records and they did not have any noted air activity in the Denver area during the times you indicated.”
The man who brought the video to our attention believes the UFOs are launching and landing near 56th Ave. and Clay Street in Denver. A Map shows only homes in the area.
So are they UFOs? A secret military test? Floating debris?
The answer is anything but clear. What do you think this UFO is?
http://kdvr.com/2012/11/08/mile-high-city-mystery-ufo-sightings-in-sky-over-denver/#ooid=BnNHJyNjoZyz60bsjSbWA6lTx5V_xgsw
First: the search function on FR is not working now.
Second: even if it was, a search for "ufo" would not produce anything as searches for three letters or less have never worked.
IMHO, the FR search function, when it's working, does a great job. But you need to know how to use it.
Better notify the Brits!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2958106/posts UFO enthusiasts admit the truth may not be out there after all
Respectfully,
They do not make a hell of a noise.
The true jet planes (not electric turbofans) are rather quiet.
It did great pulling threads with “ufo” in them. It just didn’t pull the two that were relevant to this story.
Incorrect. It's been heavy overcast with snow falling all day. You might want to ask yourself why the date of 2012/11/08 appears in the URL.
Logical people kill all the fun...
That only applies if one searches for titles. Three letter words will produce results if one searches for keywords.
Nothing new, it’s a dude dressed in a gorilla suit!
"They blew up Congress.....HA HA HA HA HA!"
First, start with a 100 yard baseline, 2 identical cameras focused on a common distant point would allow triangulating that could easily eliminate the insects theory.
Widening the baseline, if insects are ruled out, would give a reasonably accurate distance, which would allow a size parameter to be calculated, which would give an absolute speed range, rather than just an angular speed.
Based on that, the next step would your more expensive equipment.
There are RC aircraft that can only be seen by slowing down the footage?
I prefer to believe they're only RC aircraft rather than aliens.
In any event, you can only see them when they slow down and land over near 56th Ave. and Clay Street in Denver between noon and one.
Is there a restaurant near there? Maybe it's their lunch time.....
“The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.”
M.I.B.
So you don’t think the TV cameraman was competent?
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