UFO Hunters

[G. Keenan]

There's an episode on the History Channel right now dedicated to the Tinley Park "UFO" sighting in suburban Chicago in 2004. Thousands of people saw three red lights floating in the sky, moving slowly. UFO!

Now the show is explaining how these kinds of movements correspond to no known civilian or military aircraft, blah, blah blah.

This is moronic. For starters, they are assuming that this "triangle shaped object" is one big craft as opposed to three independent points.

I know exactly what these are. They're freakin' Thai lanterns. They're paper balloons with a flame in the middle that rise very slowly into the sky and burn for about half an hour or so.

This show is idiotic.

[docellis]

your just jealous

[G. Keenan]

your just jealous

I can't believe they are pretending that this is some unsolved mystery. Anyone who has ever seen these kind of lanterns will recognize them in 10 seconds.

[docellis]

not everyone has been to thailand

[docellis]

Sorry I am being a dork.

I think there is a huge market for shows like that. Just like those tabloids with the crazy headlines. People love this kind of stuff.

[G. Keenan]

Sorry I am being a dork.

I think there is a huge market for shows like that. Just like those tabloids with the crazy headlines. People love this kind of stuff.

Yeah, but this one is just mind numbingly stupid.

[G. Keenan]

btw, these are what I'm talking about, sky lanterns. They're gorgeous.

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[cardsfansince82]

Not saying I agree with them but if those lanterns were the cause wouldn't someone out of those thousands of people recognize it and/or someone immediately put the rumor to rest?

[G. Keenan]

Not saying I agree with them but if those lanterns were the cause wouldn't someone out of those thousands of people recognize it and/or someone immediately put the rumor to rest?

I think that was basically the case, yeah. The show just frames the whole thing in a very specific way so as to make it appear like there can be doubt and/or conspiracy. It went so far as to "test" the hoax theory by tying some road flares to a regular balloon and then when that looked ridiculous concluding that it couldn't have been some kind of balloon. It was just a really dumb program but it frustrated me because it was so obviously not some super advanced aircraft or alien ship and there are people out there who will see this show and believe this nonsense.

[Arthur Dent]

btw, these are what I'm talking about, sky lanterns. They're gorgeous.

Wow. I really want to try this.