UPDATE: Valley man: I was behind mystery lights in sky(Phoenix UFO explanation)

AZ Family ^ | 4-24-08

[puffer]

Phoenix residents and the media still are abuzz over the mysterious four red lights that appeared in Monday night's sky in north Phoenix. A man who lives on the north side of the city, however, claims he's responsible.

The man, who did not want to be identified, told 3TV that he used fishing line to attach road

[puffer]

I think this is an accurate explanation. I saw the video, and it did look like flares.

[pissant]

But Coast to Coast will be talking about it for years to come.

[ZX12R]

ping

[Deb]

Ah, men.

[mysterio]

I don’t know if he did it or not, but I can tell you what it wasn’t : space monsters.

[PeterFinn]

I did this about twenty years ago - filled a clear garbage bag with helium, tied on a flare and a 40' length of aluminum foil to insure a decent radar return and let go.

It made the next day's paper. (-:

[Bringbackthedraft]

Over Orlando and St Augustine too?

[puffer]

It just goes to show how jacked up everybody is. A little rice shortage at Sam’s club and they’re seeing the 4 riders of the apocalypse

[RightWhale]

“It was really close to the star and when it would go really close, and then go fast far away,” said Annie Braslawsce. “It was just unbelievable. I thought it was the coolest thing. It was pretty intense.”

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Don’t bogart that.

[Quix]

Interesting.

I noticed that the recent episode did not have ANY of the emphatic dramatic observations the AZ flyover 10 years ago had.

Joksters abound.

Doesn’t change the facts of the real, any.

[edcoil]

Maybe he is part of a multi-state cult and we need to invade their homes, take they children for weeks, perform DNA tests and get to the bottom of this.

[commonguymd]

Just great. How many copycats will there be once they read this story?

[jazusamo]

LOL! I’m sure Kookcinich doesn’t believe this account.

[snarks_when_bored]

UPDATE: Valley man: I was behind mystery lights in sky (Phoenix UFO explanation)

Cudgeling the credulous with the truth just makes them crankier...

[commonguymd]

LMAO. Hurry call Nancy Grace so the torch and pitchforking can commence.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Now that the “how to” is out expect to see even more.

[chrisser]

tied on a flare and a 40' length of aluminum foil to insure a decent radar return

Nice touch.

[SpaceBar]

But Coast to Coast will be talking about it for years to come.

I laughed on reading your comment, George Noory is a shameless pimp for liars who prey on the stupid.

[Obadiah]

No kidding. It seems everyone is on this edge with a hair trigger just waiting for annihilation or something. Man, the liberals and the MSM have the populace in a near panic. A couple of Sams store run out of rice and its a global calamity. Globull warming is coming to kill us all. Gas prices are high - again - and we're all talking about peak oil - again. Man, calm down everyone!

[USCG SimTech]

Just great. How many copycats will there be once they read this story?

...that will get sucked into a aircraft engine and down the plane killing everyone on board. Rule of ridiculous, unintended consequences of something that started out as benign in appearance.

[DBrow]

“Now that the “how to” is out expect to see even more.”

I hope not during wildfire season.

On another thread I suggested that a bunch of us buy those Chinese lantern hot air balloons, and do a coordinated release across the USA- so I was copycatting before the cat was out of the bag!

[ZX12R]

I did this about twenty years ago - filled a clear garbage bag with helium, tied on a flare and a 40' length of aluminum foil to insure a decent radar return and let go.

How about a garbage bag with helium, towing a garbage bag with a mixture of acetylene and oxygen, tied to a flare with cannon fuse.

[ktime]

If this man really set flares aloft with balloons, he should be arrested.

The Japanese during WWII attempted similar stunts to start forest fires and damage civilian homes.

[pissant]

He gets some good guests on sometimes, but so often it is pure unadulterated BS.

[Sax]

And our Army had it's bat bombs, except escaped bats only managed to burn down a few our own hangers and a general's car before the program was cancelled.

[Quix]

Sounds like you are unfoundedly generalizing this hoax to how many incidents???

[Quix]

You evidently think it’s NOT stupid to FOOLISHLY fall prey to a TYPE II error instead of a TYPE I error???

[coalman]

the world is stranger than it seems,,it’s not all cut and dried practicality,,as far as a hoax,this guy might have been behind it or just a liar,,who knows

[Hyzenthlay]

That’s awesome... I’ve GOT to try that someday! Finally, there’s something to do in my small country town that’s not cow-tipping or watching the stoplight change!

[PeterFinn]

To be honest, I would not do that today as I now know that such a thing could damage power lines and maybe even cause a fire. But back in 1988 it sure was a lot of fun!

[omega4179]

40 feet of aluminum foil?? 4 would have been plenty

[MtnClimber]

You mean that it wasn’t Al Gore lifting off from his own hot air and shouting down “people of Earth surrender”?

[KingLudd]

I could have made lots of foil hats with that or could have fixed my rabbit ears antenna. Love when the msm gets suckered into a story like this. I also like when they report on cats getting stuck inside walls. MSM really only has entertainment value. “Unexplained lights...” Funny.

[snarks_when_bored]

Cudgeling the credulous with the truth just makes them crankier...

Sounds like you are unfoundedly generalizing this hoax to how many incidents???

The prosecution rests, your Honor.

(grin)

[The Electrician]

I did this about twenty years ago - filled a clear garbage bag with helium, tied on a flare and a 40' length of aluminum foil to insure a decent radar return and let go.

Sounds like an admission of guilt to me... I wonder what the statute of limitations is on filling a bag with helium and floating a flare... :-)

[whipitgood]

OK, thanks Obadiah!
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.....

[whipitgood]

Google ‘corner reflector’

[Hyzenthlay]

Ah... right... darn! The fire issue could be easily solved by doing it in the winter, but the power line issue would be harder to get around =(

[gathersnomoss]

Fishing line, you’ve got it.

[Quix]

LOL.

A query while we are at it . . .

given the law of sowing and reaping . . .

How have you done with the fruit of snarkiness?

Satisfied or not so satisfied?

[DustyMoment]

Road flares attached to helium filled balloons is about as stupid and as dangerour a stunt as I can imagine. Remember the Hindenburg??

This guy needs to spend a little time in Sheriff Joe Arpayo’s “recreation center for morons”!!!

[snarks_when_bored]

Snarking is one of the few sane things left to do in a world gone mad. And you know the old saying:

A snark in time saves nine.

[Horkster]

Road flares attached to helium filled balloons is about as stupid and as dangerour a stunt as I can imagine. Remember the Hindenburg??

Uhhh, the Hindenburg used hydrogen. Lots more dangerous.

[Quix]

I’d POSSIBLY be one of the last to say there was NEVER an occasion for snarkiness.

LOL.

[Tarantulas]

More information here on the KTAR website. His neighbor saw him release the balloons. And I agree that he should spend some time in Sheriff Arpaio's crossbar motel.

[LambSlave]

Oh man, the bat bomber thing was hilarious!! I just found the original article in AF journal.

http://www.afa.org/magazine/1990/1090bat.html

[snarks_when_bored]

In truth, Quix, I'm not a complete skeptic as regards unusual aerial phenomena. One case that I've puzzled over and can't quite explain is the Frederick Valentich disappearance:

Valentich Disappearance (Wikipedia entry)

If the published transcript of that young pilot's final conversation with his air controller is accurate, I have no idea what he was witnessing. Of course, neither he nor his plane was ever found, so it's likely that we'll never know exactly what happened to him.

[Hound of the Baskervilles]

"I did this about twenty years ago - filled a clear garbage bag with helium, tied on a flare and a 40' length of aluminum foil to insure a decent radar return and let go."

How admirable. My gosh how proud you must be. Then did you go let the air out of your grandma's tires? Please tell us more about your other daring adventures. Sorry I don't understand the allure in pranks like this.

[Hound of the Baskervilles]

"Road flares attached to helium filled balloons is about as stupid and as dangerour a stunt as I can imagine. Remember the Hindenburg??"

The guy is an idiot. It could start a fire if you float flares over someone's house. I wonder how old this guy was and why he had nothing better to do than play with matches and balloons.

[Quix]

I believe that one happened just as he described it while it was happening.

I also believe that . . . at least on graduation from this life, we learn a lot about such curiosities.

And, it may be that when ‘disclosure’ occurs, many things will be revealed. We shall see.

Thx.