| ID | #1621869868 |
| Added | Mon, 24/05/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
On April 22, 2000, five young men were playing soccer at Cloverdale Elementary School: Luke (14), Adam (12), Jacob (11), Matthew (13) and Ricky (12 years old). Around 19: 45, they noticed a strange object in the sky. Three of them (brothers Luke, Adam and Jacob) were interviewed on April 29.
Interview:
The three brothers were playing soccer with two friends at Cloverdale High School when one of them looked up into the clear sky and noticed a disc-shaped object moving silently in an easterly direction. The black or dark blue disk had white domes above and below.
It constantly swung around its vertical axis, like a plate rotating on a table, allowing the upper dome to be seen, which was otherwise hidden by the base of the saucer.
The original size of the object was about the width of three fingers raised at arm's length. Witnesses watched as it moved eastward in a horizontal direction, and then began to rise higher into the sky as it went further away and eventually became too small to be seen.
Although it was difficult to estimate the height, speed, and size of the object, witnesses thought it could be anywhere from 5 to 50 feet (1.5-15 m) across and fly at the speed of an airplane. The total viewing time was about three minutes. The boys talked about the sighting for about 10 minutes after it disappeared, but couldn't come up with a satisfactory explanation for the object.
Further notes:
The three brothers appeared with Graham Conway on the Jeff Rense radio show.
Although the observation may have appeared to be an oddly shaped, wind-blown helium balloon, some aspects of the report do not seem to support this possible explanation. (stated speed, horizontal movement). Oscillatory motion could be observed in a balloon that was weighted at the base, but even in these circumstances the motion would tend to be random rather than a constant "spin / swing".
The reported size of the object indicates that if it were a balloon, it would be either very close or very large.
The boys themselves indicated that they had wondered if it could be a balloon, but were quite sure that it was more likely to be related to advanced technology (one friend suggested perhaps a "satellite" or "solar panel").
Original news
On April 22, 2000, five youth were playing soccer at Cloverdale Elementary School: Luke (14), Adam (12), Jacob (11), Matthew (13) and Ricky (12). About 7:45 pm, they spotted a strange object in the sky. Three of them (brothers Luke, Adam and Jacob) were interviewed on April 29.
April 29 Interview:
Three brothers were playing soccer with two friends at Cloverdale School, when one looked up in the clear sky and noticed a disk-shaped object that was silently moving in an easterly direction. The black or dark blue disk had white domes on top and bottom. It was constantly wobbling about its vertical axis, like a plate spinning on a table, which allowed the viewing of the top dome that was otherwise hidden by the saucer’s base. The initial size of the object was about the width of three fingers held up at arm’s length. The witnesses watched it as it travelled east in a horizontal direction and then started to rise higher into the sky as it got further away and eventually got too small to see. Although it was hard to estimate the altitude, speed and size of the object, the witnesses thought it might be anywhere from 5 to 50 feet across and travelling as fast as an airplane. The total viewing time was about three minutes. The boys talked about the sighting for about 10 minutes after it disappeared, but couldn’t figure out a satisfactory explanation for the object.
Further Notes:
The three brothers appeared with Graham Conway on the Jeff Rense Radio Show.
While the sighting might possibly sound like an oddly shaped, wind-blown helium balloon, certain aspects of the report don’t seem to support this possible explanation. (reported speed, horizontal movement). The wobbling motion might be observed in a balloon that was weighted in the base, but even in these circumstances, the motion would tend to be random, rather than a constant “spinning/wobble”.
The reported size of the object would tend to indicate that if it were a balloon, it was either very close or very large.
The boys themselves indicated that they had wondered if it might be a balloon, but seemed quite sure that it was more likely from an advanced technology (one friend proposed maybe a “satellite” or “solar panel”).
Gord Heath's drawing, based on witness statements
Hypotheses
Balloons and balls
Balloon — aircraft (balloon), which is used for the flight gas, which is lighter than air.
Balloons - different sizes and shapes size toy, often made of latex. Is inflated with air or other gas. If the gas is lighter than air, the ball gains the ability to fly. The photo looks like a small dot. The colors and the opacity depends on the texture and color of the ball.
Investigation
Resume
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