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Dragon-shaped Flying Object Appears in Jilin Province(dragon-sighting continues)
The Epoch Times ^
| 09/12/05
Posted on 09/13/2005 7:06:48 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Dragon-shaped Flying Object Appears in Jilin Province
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The Epoch Times
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Sep 12, 2005 |
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An image of the phenomenon captured on an observer's picture-phone (The Epoch Times) |
At about 6 p.m. on August 6, two students walked out of their library in Jilin University and looked up. Look! A flying dragon appears in the sky! A student named Li captured an image of the dragon on his picture-phone, providing the second instance of photo documentation of a dragon flying over China so far this summer. When I was walking out of the library, I saw a bright, animal-shaped object flying in the sky, heading southeast. It was incredibly dazzling, just like a gigantic dragon. I immediately took a picture of this unusual event on my cellphone, said excitedly Li, a student at Jilin University, Jilin province.
Flying Dragon at Dusk
Li captured what he believes to be a dragon on his phone camera and began passing it around the University two days later. In the middle of the photo is a distant-looking dragon-shaped object, complete with four limbs and a tail. As they were leaving the library that evening, Lis girlfriend Xiaobin suddenly yelled, Look! A flying dragon appears in the sky! A glowing, red dragon-shaped flying object streaked across the sky, illuminating the evening sky just after the sun had disappeared from sight.
Gone in Minutes
Li estimates the object to have been over ten meters long. It was at the altitude of an airplane but was much bigger and flying very fast. At first the flying object radiated a low metallic light. It then became more and more dazzling over the next two minutes before it disappeared into the southeast. Seeing the flying object, I instantly took out my cellphone and captured its picture, Li said emotionally.
I Saw the Dragon that Evening
Li was not the only person to see the dragon that evening. Law students Li Bing and Zhao saw it also. Li Bing said, When I was leaving the library, I heard a girl yelling Look! A dragon is flying in the clouds! I looked up, and I saw a red dragon-shaped object flying southeast. After just a minute, it flew away. Zhao added, The sky was completely illuminated at that moment.
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A closer view of the image (The Epoch Times) |
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What People Are Saying About the Flying Dragon
Not everyone agreed with Li that what he had on his cellphone was in fact a picture of a dragon, although everyone wanted to see it. Some students believed the picture to be a UFO or a wave pattern of turbulent clouds at sunset. One student said that it might be formed by rays of light when sunlight reflected off a flying object like an airplane. Everyone has expressed his or her own opinion, but they could not come to a unified conclusion
Observatory Sees Nothing Unusual
Was it really a dragon? One staff member from a nearby observatory says nothing unusual was observed that night. He says that he cannot confirm the sighting because he did not see it himself and not find out relevant documentation.
Earlier this summer, a man traveling by airplane into China from the Tibet region took a picture of what he believes were two peculiar dragon-shaped objects flying in the clouds. Dragons in the East, unlike those in the West, are thought to be benign, powerful creatures [1].
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; cryptozoology; dragon; landscape; myth; nature; photo; sighting; superstition
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The so-called "picture of dragons" taken earlier this summer is shown below. In the lower left corner of the top photo, you can see two snake-shaped figures on mountainous landscape. The bottom picture is its close-up. Chinese are predisposed to pick dragon-looking shapes among naturally occurring phenomena. Still, I wonder what the figures below are about? Clouds or snow cover patterns?
To: TigerLikesRooster; maui_hawaii; tallhappy; Dr. Marten; Jeff Head; Khurkris; hedgetrimmer; ...
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:08:58 PM PDT
by
mlo
To: TigerLikesRooster
I think you mean:
* GONG *
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:10:58 PM PDT
by
SteveMcKing
("I was born a Democrat. I expect I'll be a Democrat the day I leave this earth." -Zell Miller '04)
To: mlo
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:11:29 PM PDT
by
bobdsmith
To: TigerLikesRooster
I think there is a possibility some "pre-historic" dragon-like creatures may still exist. The cell phone photo, however, looks like the "silver lining" of a cloud formation.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:11:52 PM PDT
by
Blogger
To: TigerLikesRooster

I thought the flames were supposed to come out of their mouths.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:13:51 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: chadsworth
8
posted on
09/13/2005 7:14:10 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(It is all my fault okay?)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The top pic is obviously the sunset shining on the clouds. Geez, some people will fall for anything.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:14:46 PM PDT
by
Husker24
To: Tribune7
I thought the flames were supposed to come out of their mouths. LOL
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:15:14 PM PDT
by
M203M4
To: TigerLikesRooster
intresting... I won't discount the fact that creatures like a large lizard might exist... I am not sure about dragons though... never seen conclusive proof of those.. :)
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:15:29 PM PDT
by
Americanwolf
(U.S. Navy Veteran.....93-97 Clinton I want my trip to Australia! I had to go to China you pervert!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I think I see the virgin mary in that first pic.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:17:11 PM PDT
by
alancarp
(Will hack code for oil)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I nominate this for "Wierd But Fascinating Post of the Year".
To: TigerLikesRooster
I see white fluffy bunnies in the sky sometimes.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:18:10 PM PDT
by
IYAAYAS
(Live free or die trying)
To: TigerLikesRooster
"Dragon-shaped Flying Object Appears in Jilin Province(dragon-sighting continues)" I know there's a Hillary joke in here somewhere!
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:18:39 PM PDT
by
patriot_wes
(papal infallibility - a proud tradition since 1869)
To: Americanwolf
Pterosaurs have been spotted in relatively recent times. I think the similarity between a Pterosaur and a Dragon would be one possibility.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:18:55 PM PDT
by
Blogger
To: TigerLikesRooster
Is this one of those things you're suppose to cross your eyes and stare at until the picture pops out?
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:19:53 PM PDT
by
txroadkill
(I have not forgotten)
To: bobdsmith
flying in the sky?Global warming. It's Bush's fault!
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:20:34 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Does my life *really* need a sarcasm tag????)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Don't worry children it's only the trail left from the capitalist pigs Aurora spy plane.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:21:09 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
To: TigerLikesRooster; Quix
Heh... yeah, okay... heh heh...
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:23:22 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Down with Dhimmicrats! I last updated by FR profile on Sunday, August 14, 2005.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Oh, wicked, bad, naughty Zoot! She has been setting
alight to our beacon, which, I just remembered, is dragon-shaped.
It's not the first time we've had this problem.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:24:46 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singin' "whiskey for my men and beer for my horses!")
To: Blogger
hey if a croc can survive millions of years of change why not... I think there are something in this world that have yet to be discovered...
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:24:54 PM PDT
by
Americanwolf
(U.S. Navy Veteran.....93-97 Clinton I want my trip to Australia! I had to go to China you pervert!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:25:57 PM PDT
by
mmercier
(And the work of old giants stands withered and still)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Hust picked up Robert Forward's "Dragon Egg".
Hadn't read it in a long time. Maybe the Cheela are among us!!
On second thought that picture sure looks like swamp gas! Phew!!
To: Tribune7
I thought the flames were supposed to come out of their mouths. That is a common misconception.
Stop and think about it though; with such a comparatively small wingspan, they need the 'extra boost' to remain, let alone get, airborne.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:27:38 PM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
(The Marching Morons are coming...and they're breeding more Democrats beyond all reason!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Behind every legend is a grain of truth. It all had to start somewhere.
If the dragons really are coming back, that's just too cool for words.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:28:22 PM PDT
by
Ostlandr
(moonflower sunsword)
To: TigerLikesRooster
"When I was leaving the library, I heard a girl yelling Look! A dragon is flying in the clouds!' I looked up and saw a strange sight, her lips were moving but the words didn't come out until seconds later!
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:28:47 PM PDT
by
jordan8
To: Tribune7
I thought the flames were supposed to come out of their mouths.
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At least he had the courtesy to light a match...
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To: TigerLikesRooster
That looks a lot like the remnants of a rocket launch.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:30:37 PM PDT
by
Brett66
(Where government advances – and it advances relentlessly – freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
To: Blogger
Pterosaurs have been spotted in relatively recent times. BS! We NEVER reported it to anyone!
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:31:29 PM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
(The Marching Morons are coming...and they're breeding more Democrats beyond all reason!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
This is the weirdest picture I have ever seen! Creepy!
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:32:20 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(It is all my fault okay?)
To: Tribune7
Are you sure it's not...
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:32:24 PM PDT
by
StoneGiant
(Power without morality is disaster. Morality without power is useless.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The FReeper prophets of doom sect should be along any minute now to claim this one...
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:32:55 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: Blogger
I was just talking about the famous 'Thunderbird photo' that many folks feel they have seen, though no photo has ever been produced. Know about it?
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:33:20 PM PDT
by
HitmanLV
To: TigerLikesRooster
HELP!! My Hillary balloon has escaped!!
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:34:28 PM PDT
by
badgerlandjim
(Hillary Clinton is to politics as Helen Thomas is to beauty)
To: Momaw Nadon; Perdogg; Podkayne; grizzfan; Lori675; dennisw; JennysCool; lainie; bd476; ...
To: Husker24
The cell phone photo looks like some of my poorly done and ill considered "Thunderheads and other clouds at sunset" photos. The Chinese are joining us in the "grilled cheese sandwitch Madonna" cult????
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:36:38 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: Tribune7
>> I thought the flames were supposed to come out of their mouths.
LOL.
I just spit milk all over my KB.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:37:05 PM PDT
by
mmercier
(the demon lover)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The book of Job speaks of a fire breathing leviathans, but that was a long time ago...
To: Blogger
In W. Texas, there used to be a small-medium lizard called a Mountain Boomer. It would get up on its hind legs and run.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:41:06 PM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(No amnesty needed...My ancestors proudly served. [remodel of an old '70s bumper sticker])
To: Tribune7
I thought the flames were supposed to come out of their mouths. Maybe they've been eating Mexican food.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:41:56 PM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(No amnesty needed...My ancestors proudly served. [remodel of an old '70s bumper sticker])
To: mmercier; el_chupacabra
everyone knows about elchupacabra http://www.elchupacabra.com/whatis.html you're being paged
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:44:02 PM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(No amnesty needed...My ancestors proudly served. [remodel of an old '70s bumper sticker])
To: Tribune7
44
posted on
09/13/2005 7:44:31 PM PDT
by
savedbygrace
("No Monday morning quarterback has ever led a team to victory" GW Bush)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:46:17 PM PDT
by
RobRoy
(Child support and maintenance (alimony) are what we used to call indentured slavery)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Localized superheating and resultant condensation in the form of high-altitude wind-driven ice; either jet aircraft or failed missiles.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:52:30 PM PDT
by
Old Professer
(Fix the problem, not the blame!)
To: Americanwolf
". I won't discount the fact that creatures like a large lizard might exist.."
Well it would be east to check Hillary's travel records.
Either she was in China or wasn't; when the picture was taken.
To: TigerLikesRooster
Paging Mr. Bell!
Mr. Art Bell!
Art Bell.....white courtesy telephone please!
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:55:42 PM PDT
by
albee
(The best thing you can do for the poor is...not be one of them!)
sun reflecting behind cumulonimbus formation - see it all the time
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:56:37 PM PDT
by
IFly4Him
To: Quix
Spooky, weird and unusual critter ping.
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