Red blob UFO caught on video by Rottingdean man
11:59am Saturday 25th February 2012 in News By James Wallin
RED BLOB: David Flannery with proof the truth is out there
From Roswell to Rottingdean, this red light in the Sussex sky might be a job for Mulder and Scully.
These pictures show the mysterious red blob that appeared in skies above Hove and have sparked speculation that extraterrestrials are holidaying above the south coast.
Even more mysteriously the apparition was apparently chased away by helicopters, although officials have denied all knowledge.
David Flannery, from Sherbourne Close, Rottingdean, was so stunned when he saw the floating illumination he rushed to get his camera to record the event.
He said: “I have never seen anything like it. It must have been huge close up because you could see it very clearly from far away.
“I was standing in Holmes Avenue and it was hovering in the sky over Kemp Town way.
“I can say for definite this wasn’t a Chinese lantern. I know what they look like and they move about.
“It was moving from left to right, then up and down.
“I thought ‘I must get the video out of the van’ and I got the whole thing on camera.
“You can see two other red dots – those are the helicopters that flew towards it. They wouldn’t be doing that if it was just a Chinese lantern, would they?
“Then – phwump – just like that it was gone.”
Mr Flannery, 54, called Sussex Police and the Ministry of Justice but received no answers.
This is despite sightings across the city.
He said: “My friend Keith told me he knew someone who had seen it and I said ‘Don’t call him a liar, I’ve got it on video’.
“I’m convinced this is something out of the ordinary but it’s not in the interests of the police or the Government to admit that. They want to keep it under wraps.
“I wouldn’t be saying all this if I wasn’t sure of what I saw. I wouldn’t want to make a fool of myself.”
If anyone else saw the red light, which was seen in late December, tweet @leegibbs_ or email news @theargus.co.uk.
Comments(22)
NickBrt
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12:32pm Sat 25 Feb 12
Hotbeans
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12:46pm Sat 25 Feb 12
Unbias
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1:25pm Sat 25 Feb 12
MuammarQaddafi
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2:07pm Sat 25 Feb 12
worthingite
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5:19pm Sat 25 Feb 12
John Steed
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7:56pm Sat 25 Feb 12
Twittern Wanderer
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11:45pm Sat 25 Feb 12
Disgusting isn't it...
kkj
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12:22am Sun 26 Feb 12
papa_melons
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1:31am Sun 26 Feb 12
Dave from Woolwich
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9:01am Sun 26 Feb 12
eyesore-360
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9:03am Sun 26 Feb 12
Morpheus
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9:51am Sun 26 Feb 12
PorkBoat
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9:55am Sun 26 Feb 12
Retired Loon in Brighton
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11:38am Sun 26 Feb 12
Morpheus wrote:I was at Komedia and the comedian couldn't remember the name of Brighton's local paper. He asked the audience and I shouted 'The Big Issue'.
Are the cranes still in place at the Amex site? We have had this story before. The Argus must be really short of news, although this rubbish doesn't count as news for most newspapers.
Twittern Wanderer
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11:38am Sun 26 Feb 12
PorkBoat wrote:Probed no doubt. This story is as far fetched as the one about there being a so called 'Sherborne Close' in Rottingdean.
It was Uranus...
I suppose it all looks the same to Work Experience Bods in Southampton.
Twittern Wanderer
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3:49pm Sun 26 Feb 12
Retired Loon in Brighton wrote:Excellent
Morpheus wrote:I was at Komedia and the comedian couldn't remember the name of Brighton's local paper. He asked the audience and I shouted 'The Big Issue'.
Are the cranes still in place at the Amex site? We have had this story before. The Argus must be really short of news, although this rubbish doesn't count as news for most newspapers.
Twittern Wanderer
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7:43pm Sun 26 Feb 12
PorkBoat wrote:Not mine...although ..If it was Bladesboy returns would have been in evidence....
It was Uranus...
tom servo
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11:27am Mon 27 Feb 12
Twittern Wanderer wrote:I don't care what he says..... it was a chinese lantern.
PorkBoat wrote: It was Uranus...Not mine...although ..If it was Bladesboy returns would have been in evidence....
Wooton Basset
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2:38pm Mon 27 Feb 12
Twittern Wanderer
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3:05pm Mon 27 Feb 12
kkj wrote:No R in it.
Well, I'm convinced. The 'proof' is so overwhelming.
OP8
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2:38pm Tue 28 Feb 12
RickH says...
12:22pm Sat 25 Feb 12