[AstroNet] Flying candles

[Willie Koorts]

  Thanks Jaci and Hannes for the links.  The link form Hannes below is 
not quite the one I referred to (it was local) but shows how much [UFO] 
"confusion" these caused already.  More effective means of light pollution!

On 2010/09/09 03:59 PM, Hannes Pieterse wrote:
>
> Hi Willie
>
> Hier is dalk wat jy soek. Sien onder. Skakel ook daar
>
> My teorie is dat dit die "afterburners" is van daardie groot 
> ruimteskip wat besig is om Mars nader te trek.  Alles is bietjie laat 
> by ons.
>
> Groete
>
> Hannes Pieterse
> Bloemfontein
>
>
>   Public mistake Chinese lanterns for distress flares
>
>
>     British coastguard chiefs say the craze of releasing Chinese
>     flying lanterns into the air is leading to people dialling 999
>     mistaking them for rescue flares.
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5757904/Public-mistake-Chinese-lanterns-for-distress-flares.html
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>
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> http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01437/LANTERNS_1437527c.jpg 
>
>

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