View Full Version : UFO over Geelong tonight!
At 2145 local time (4/7/2010) I was leaving work (Geelong Hospital). I spotted a strange item moving in the sky to the south. I drove toward it and it had a red/blue appearance.
I drove until I was directly below it in South Geelong. It was fast moving and appeared to be looping and circling around the South Geelong/Belmont area.
I got out of the car for a closer view. It was completely silent. Looking quite high around say 4000'. It appeared to have a square section wing lit fully in red/blue light. And the mid point of the wing in direction of travel were cobalt blue lights front and rear. No traditional AC lighting configuration, no strobes.
I watched it for about 10 minutes then the lights on it suddenly went off. About 5 seconds later they came back on. They were going on and off for periods of 5-10 seconds as the craft continued to circle the area. Then they went off and it was no longer visible.
Very strange. :confused:
dudduddud
4th Jul 2010, 13:27
laughing gas?
thrustpig
4th Jul 2010, 13:40
Radio Controlled kite. Lipo powered brushless electric motor and super bright LEDs.
Aussie
4th Jul 2010, 14:16
I think it must have been aliens.... :eek:
propblast
4th Jul 2010, 14:33
What you saw was light from Venus refracting through swamp gas trapped by an inversion layer.:}
solowflyer
4th Jul 2010, 15:22
Be careful of getting probed:eek:
VH-XXX
4th Jul 2010, 22:42
In BREAKING news:
Police un-cover a massive marijuana crop in southern Lara, a small town to the North East of Geelong. Speaking with Constable Ben Dover, apparently the crop was of a high hallucinogenic value and residents are warned not to consume this product as it can cause all sorts of hallucinations and crazy thoughts.
Wally Mk2
4th Jul 2010, 23:45
Interesting:-)
No photo's?
Most people have a Mob Ph with camera. Nobody else saw this??
10 mins is a long to time to observe such an odd object surely there was someone else in the area to watch? That time frame is long enough to call someone (assuming you had a Ph) to verify the object especially seeing as it was at about 4000 ft The whole of Geelong could see it at that Alt.
You say you where leaving work from the Geelong Hospital, sure you 'work' there?:}
Sorry hard not to have a laugh here. Am sure that other life forms do exist out there,we do in our solar system so why not others but we must have proof:-)
We must have proof:)
Wmk2
The Green Goblin
5th Jul 2010, 02:57
http://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/MenInBlack1.jpg
Jabawocky
5th Jul 2010, 02:59
It was you GG.....go on admit it!:}
Marvin Martian
5th Jul 2010, 03:12
They were looking for Fred V in the 182
Horatio Leafblower
5th Jul 2010, 03:51
See it's not that hard.
Guy asks a question, the operator replies with a straight answer.
Marvin, well done to to you for your openness, I wish more operators were the same.
All you other guys bagging the original poster should have a long hard look at yourselves. :=
baron_beeza
5th Jul 2010, 03:52
I guess there are those that have seen... and then there are the others.
I would have thought many pilots would have seen strange lights or movement in the sky...... we are supposed to be looking out after-all.
I have seen something unusual, and strangely enough the young lady I was with at the time saw exactly the same. Nelson airport, again many years ago.
Next we will be hearing that many here were too young to know about the Kaikoura sightings , - admittedly not yesterday.
Somethings have been around in aviation a little longer than last week.
I am not saying I, or anyone, has ideas or answers..... just I believe the sightings will continue. Maybe, just maybe, someone else down that way did actually see something similar.
Many believe we will meet an alien before Jesus makes his return...
I think some are convinced it will be the the same day.
Hmmmmmmmmm...........:hmm:
:):)
Super Cecil
5th Jul 2010, 04:36
There are a few aircraft around set up for survellance, state and federal police. I wouldn't have thought they would have any lights on at all doing survelance work? Or looping for that matter but I spose tight turns could appear that way?
I have two theories:
A GPS guided buzz bomb :suspect:
New airways lighting facility developed for Class E ++ at Avalon :hmm:
Jabawocky
5th Jul 2010, 05:24
I wonder if it was a turbine powered Islander (he has not been on skype for a couple of days)....or maybe "that" C208 again :ooh:
ollie_a
5th Jul 2010, 05:56
I had never heard of these but clearly they exist
http://site.raidentech.net/airkite4.jpg
OZBUSDRIVER
5th Jul 2010, 07:59
Aliens!
http://www.rockymusic.org/img/rhpsphotoscolor/RHPS-CRH22-DrScottDinnerAliens.jpg
Jethro Gibbs
5th Jul 2010, 08:47
Here is your answer :ok:
UFO caught on film - Local News - Geelong, VIC, Australia (http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/04/23/166721_news.html)
tasdevil.f27
5th Jul 2010, 09:20
Time for Mulder and Scully to come out of retirement!
http://www.wallpaperbase.com/wallpapers/movie/xfiles/x_files_23.jpg
:uhoh: Red and Blue......Piper colours !! may have been a supersonic Comanche!!!
Here is your answer http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/thumbs.gif
UFO caught on film - Local News - Geelong, VIC, Australia (http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/04/23/166721_news.html)
That shaky footage is from last April.Strange lights over Geelong are not unusual it seems.
training wheels
5th Jul 2010, 15:52
Probably explains why Geelong football club in the AFL have a few coneheads in their team. :E
Angle of Attack
6th Jul 2010, 02:57
Bet you any money they are model aircraft, by the looks of it, probably rigged with lights and a stabilizing gyro, the can hover on their prop too to account for the stationary periods, all pretty quietly with an electric motor, the duration was said to be about 20mins thats about the endurance of most electric R/C models. There was someone saying there was a buzzing sound like a motor who was close to them. I live right near a model aircraft field (around 1km) and they are maneouvering just like model aircraft look, however at night. I have seen some kids rig up literally hundreds of LED's on some the look pretty impressive!
theres even a haeap of videos of people doing it on you tube however closer than the UFO video :ok:
YouTube - RC Night Flying UFO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOo3FIS4q-g&feature=related)
Blue Sky Baron
6th Jul 2010, 04:05
Looks like an electrically powered model plane with lights on it to me.
BSB
Jabawocky
6th Jul 2010, 04:35
add a bit of light fog....hey presto! Spooky Aliens!!:ok:
baron_beeza
10th Jul 2010, 06:31
Caught on film by TV crew: The 1978 Kaikoura UFO sightings , page 1 (http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread410406/pg1)
A Google search will come up with many articles about this event.
My Nelson sighting was about 2 years earlier.
Super Cecil
10th Jul 2010, 07:29
That's about the time Fred disapeared?
Arnold E
10th Jul 2010, 09:40
Fred who :eek::eek::eek::eek:
Lets not forget this is the area of the three ring circus--geelong, barwon heads and torquair. who knows what there up to now? Been strange goings on in this area for many years.:confused:
baron_beeza
10th Jul 2010, 10:12
Yes, it would appear he went missing just a few months before the Kaikoura sightings.
(Note: the disappearance of young pilot Frederick Valentich over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, while he was describing an unidentified object that flew back and forth over his plane, had also attracted immense worldwide interest in October 1978.
This case has been presented by OzWeatherman in this very good thread: AboveTopSecret.com: Conspiracy Theories, UFOs, Politics, and Many Other "Alternative Topics" (http://www.abovetopsecret.com)...)
This is actually mentioned halfway down the first page of my link.
More on Fred V appears here....
What Happened to Frederick Valentich? Possibly the scariest UFO case ever, page 1 (http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread409461/pg1)
goodonyamate
10th Jul 2010, 10:15
yep, just have a look at the locals and the football team...all aliens. Probably just a local family headin' down tha pub for a few pints
Sunstar320
11th Jul 2010, 08:58
Two blokes with RC's in the Barwon common/valley. Went and sussed it out a few weeks ago. Damn good place to fly the things if you are ontop of the hill near West Fyans St, have a entire view of the valley.
Paul O'Rourke
11th Jul 2010, 11:43
Baron Beeza
I recall that story. Quentin Fogarty use to be with channel 9 Melbourne but may have served with another network at that time. They were up in a hercules. When that footage was examined one frame contained a very squiggly pattern that suggested it was impossible for camera shake to create an image for such a short duration, if my memory serves me correctly.
How about that UFO that shut a China airport the other day HERE :8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-h7DaJCqx4&feature=related)
VH DSJ
11th Jul 2010, 17:05
Baron Beeza
I recall that story. Quentin Fogarty use to be with channel 9 Melbourne but may have served with another network at that time. They were up in a hercules. When that footage was examined one frame contained a very squiggly pattern that suggested it was impossible for camera shake to create an image for such a short duration, if my memory serves me correctly.
How about that UFO that shut a China airport the other day HERE :8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-h7DaJCqx4&feature=related)
I remember watching it live when it happened. The footage that Quentin Fogarty shot was an event that happened in December over New Zealand a few months after Fred Valentich disappeared in October. He was in an Argosy if I'm not mistaken on a night freight flight to the south island.
Critical Reynolds No
12th Jul 2010, 02:30
Baron says
More on Fred V appears here....
What Happened to Frederick Valentich? Possibly the scariest UFO case ever, page 1
Thanks for the link. I'm not sure what was more scary, reading the transcript again or reading the "Armchair" experts in the comment section.:ugh::ugh:
And we thought we had the pinacle of experten here!!:D
JanetFlight
16th Jul 2010, 03:11
Nahhhh...i wasnt even there:O
r sole
19th Jul 2010, 15:57
strange item moving in the sky to the south ah must have taken off from b heads, of late that would be strange:O
the original post by PALL does not require any further investigation as rumor has it this is the same person who tried to land a C172 inverted some years ago at YBRS and fell short of the runway destroyed the aircraft with pilot and passenger escaping with minor injuries. Coming from the hospital when he says he saw this object is he still suffering some effects of the earlier mishap?http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/icons/mpangel.gif
Biggles78
22nd Jul 2010, 12:38
And the real funny part of the Kaikouria incident was when they asked the RNZAF if they could SCRAMBLE and A4 from Ohakea to intercept the "objects" only to be told that it would take 2 hours from the notification to gear up. God help us if we were ever attacked, especially on a Wednesday afternoon (sports day).
r sole
26th Jul 2010, 14:29
ufo sighted again at 11.25 local time 26/7/10 sighted again south of geelong belmont common area appears to have landed on sports oval and picked up by unknown person and put in back of car and driven away:sad:
6DOD
I wonder if the person who had a 3point landing in a storm (MAINS and PROP):ugh: is still suffering some effects of the mishap and they are causing the delirious ramblings.
pol:ok: