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Published Date: 16 February 2009
A UFO has been reported flying over west and south Leeds.

The unidentified flying object was spotted by members of the public in different locations on Tuesday night.

Spotters described it as a "fire in the sky" or alternatively as a number of orange lights.

A group of men spotted the "fire in the sky" over west Leeds.

The sighting happened at around 7.20 pm and was seen by three members of Farsley Working Men's Club.

One of them, Paul Cybaniak, 50, of Farnley, said: "I was outside the club. There was what literally looked like a bonfire in the sky.

"It went across pretty slow. One of the lads said 'is it a 'plane?' but there was no noise.

"It wasn't a helicopter. It seemed to go over Bramley and then just disappear.

"I'd gone into the club about 7.10 and got a pint, then somebody called me outside."

The UFO was also seen by John Baker, 38, and his wife Naomi, 29, who were at their home in Charles Street in Farsley.

"We were in the living room at home," said Mr Baker. "My wife said 'my God, what the hell is that?'

"I went to the window and there was this bright object moving across the sky. It went behind the flats. I went outside and saw this orange object.

"There was a plane further away which I could hear coming in to land.

"I could see the lights quite clearly and hear it quite clearly, but I couldn't hear the object. I wish I had taken a picture.

"My wife said 'it looks like it's on fire.'

"It did look as if it was actually burning. It went off into the distance. It faded off and went red in colour."

He said he had since looked at a Ministry of Defence website on UFOs and found a similar object.

* Have you spotted a UFO? Send your photographs to yep.digital@ypn.co.uk and include your name and number.

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  • Last Updated: 16 February 2009 7:21 AM
  • Source: EP Leeds First & County
  • Location: Leeds
 
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Martin Rankin,

Meanwood, Leeds 16/02/2009 10:14:25
My wife and I observed the same objects over Chapel Allerton at 9pm on Saturday.
There were 4 flame coloured objects moving in a northerly direction under the clouds. They didnt fly in a fixed formation and disappeared after only a few minutes.
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S.MC,

leeds 16/02/2009 16:43:54
Go over to you tube and type in Chinese lantern you may just find the answer to your enigma lol
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M.I.N,

Burley 17/02/2009 09:54:20
I saw 2 similar objects flying over Burley/Headingley between 9-10 on Saturday evening. I must admit the only thing I could think of was Chinese lanterns, although they seemed to be going a little bit too fast and on too steady a course to be just drifting in the wind.
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shirley hollings,

guiseley, leeds. 17/02/2009 19:52:43
I also saw what i thought was a fire in the sky on tuesday 10th, about 11.00pm, it seemed to have a long stem that ended with a light, at first i thought a plane had burst into flames, it seemed to be moving quickly,
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Ken Taylor,

Cookridge 17/02/2009 20:37:13
I saw the one on Saturday night, as did my wife. I also saw one a couple of weeks ago that shed burning debris. They are Chinese lanterns, set off for the Chinese New Year, or for good luck at weddings, etc.
The reason for the reasonably high speed is the strength of the wind at the height they were traveling, which also makes them travel in a fairly straight line.
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Dredd,

Leeds 26/02/2009 10:26:28
S.MC and Ken Taylor are quite correct, these are Chinese lanterns. People need to get used to seeing them in the sky and learn to not mis-identify them.
The picture above is misleading as it is a picture of a triangular object photographed in Belgium in the 90's and is completely unconnected with this case.
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