I was with my friend at a park at dusk. We noticed a blue, translucent object that seemed to rise from a house nearby, it was circle-ish, but the shape changed - almost like a jelly fish. It was very blue, but you could sort of see through it. Over maybe ten minutes, it drifted this way and that way, then finally disapeared into the clouds. My astronomy professor was stumped when I asked him about it. Does anyone have any ideas???? It was definitely something unusual.
2007-08-11 09:32:04 · 16 answers · asked by MoonBeam 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Mmm... ball lightning would be my first guess...
2007-08-11 09:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Romulo R 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you can remember a specific date and time, you might want to consider checking in the National UFO reporting center database, This is an interesting website where the public can list/report sightings.
What's cool is when independent / regionally unrelated events occur or are reported on/about the same time, mostly these things are considered speculation, but I say let people put down whatever they see and folks can follow up on the most credible looking stuff themselves.
http://www.nwlink.com/~ufocntr/
2007-08-11 16:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by Mark T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was that close and huge? Could've been any thing, except a balloon. the Pleiades and their reflection nebulae
AAO image reference UKS 18. « Previous || Next »
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Top left is NE. Image width is about 100 arc min. Roll mouse over picture to see star names
Image and text © 1984-2002, Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Obs. Edinburgh.
Photograph from UK Schmidt plates by David Malin.
The Pleiades are one of the finest and nearest examples of a reflection nebula associated with a cluster of young stars. The cluster itself is a group of many hundreds of stars about 400 light years away in the direction of the northern constellation of Taurus. A handful of the brightest stars cluster together in space and have been recognised as a group since ancient times. However, even the brightest of the Pleiades stars (Alcyone, apparent visual mag +2.9) is relatively faint and would be inconspicuous (and nameless) if it were not a member of the cluster The faintest named star is Asterope, (V = +5.8), close to the threshold of naked eye visibility. All the visible stars of the Pleiades are in reality much more luminous than the Sun.
The nebulosity seen here is light reflected from the particles in a cloud of cold gas and dust into which the cluster has drifted. It appears blue because these tiny motes of interstellar dust scatter blue light more efficiently than the longer wavelengths of red light, and it is streaky because of the distribution of dust particles in space. Some care has been taken to ensure that the colours seen here are realistic.
In western literature and legend the stars bear the names of the Seven Sisters, the daughters of Atlas and Pleone. They were also half-sisters to the goddesses of the of the nearby Hyades stars. Most other peoples who have turned their eyes to the sky have stories about them. The delicate beauty of the stars has them identified as a group of women in many cultures, from Australian Aborigine to Native American. To the Japanese they are 'Subaru', a conglomerate or collection (i.e. cluster), while some Chinese legends refer to a swarm of bees. Maori and some Pacific Islands people call the Pleiades 'Matariki', the star cluster that heralds the start of the Aotearoa Pacific New Year.
More information on the Pleiades can be found on Steve Gibson's excellent web pages dealing with both the science and the mythology of this beautiful cluster of faint stars. Roll your mouse over image above to see the star names (Merope, Asterope, Maia, Electra, Taygeta, Alcyone, Celaena).
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UKS 18a. The Pleiades, wide field view
2007-08-11 20:04:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was there by any chance a party of some kind going on at the house it seemed to rise from? Sounds kind of like the behavior of a largish, helium-filled party balloon in relatively still air.
A translucent balloon at dusk would even seem to glow as it rose, and caught the last rays of sunlight.
2007-08-11 18:01:06 · answer #4 · answered by skeptik 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
millions of people around the world have seen a disk shape object..u kno..the crash at roswell new mexico, goverment cover-ups and etc...The goverment is trying everything to keep any UFO related topics as a secret.
I recommend you to see the "UFO DISCLOSURE PROJECT" in youtube. or maybe you can search for it in wikipedia...Theres life in other planets and there is civilization that is thousands of years ahead of us and also in terms of their techology.
WE ARE NOT ALONE...
Some people say that religion hold us back...but look, the bible does not mention if theres life out there or not. Its becoz the Bible talks about our relationship with God and about us..so yea.
the Universe is way to big...well, enough said..
Have a nice day!
2007-08-11 18:42:19 · answer #5 · answered by shoCkey 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My guess is a weather balloon. They are translucent, can look blue (or, whatever color they reflect at the time), are soft and can change shapes, and (of course) rise to high altitudes from their launching site.
2007-08-11 17:02:49 · answer #6 · answered by David A 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think it was one of those giant bubbles, not the small ones that you blow through that ring type thing, but the ones made by the huge loop.
2007-08-11 16:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by Dragon'sFire 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it was probaly an imagiantion like ur mind was seeing things or ur mind was struck from outer colours in the sky.
2007-08-11 16:37:54 · answer #8 · answered by . 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bigfoot was probably having a cigar party.
2007-08-11 18:55:25 · answer #9 · answered by SAN 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was a UFO, of course. If you knew what it was, it wouldn't be "Unidentified".
2007-08-11 18:13:45 · answer #10 · answered by Renaissance Man 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋