At Approx 1:00am on the evening off 27 July 2007 whilst stood in the garden at the rear of my house i witnessed what appeared to be a bright white light spherical in shape climbing gradually over what looked like Southampton city docks. The location of my property is in Hythe which is on the other side of the water and i enjoy great views of the docks and city form the vantage point of my house which was built on a large hill which was historically a golf coarse used by King Geaorge IV.
Eastliegh airport lies on the out skirts of the city and i am very familiar with not only the standard flight paths taken but also the sound and shape of aircraft both in daylight hours and in darkness.
The light or sphere apperared to rock gently as it climbed and became brighter momentarily over the period i observed it. As i was about to go back inside after finishing my ciggerette i heard the familiar sound of a commerical airplane flighing over head travelling in from the west(going east) its undercarraige lights were clearly visible as was the the rough outline of the plane itself. This gave me an exellent opportunity to draw any comparisons that may be evident and i can say in absolute honesty there were none what so ever. It also drew my attention to the fact that the source of the white light emitted no sound although as previously stated i could here the sound of jet engines and the distant sounds being generated by the work being carried out at the docks.As the airplane continued on its flight path i noted that the AAP instead of climbing was now moving towards the east, away from the airplane. Very gradually the spherical light became dimmer and dimmer as it travelled east at a steady rate unitl it became barely visible.
I dont know what i witnessed that evening and would not be ignorant or arrogant enough to suggest an explanation but one things for sure i have never seen anything quite like it in my life.
Eastliegh airport lies on the out skirts of the city and i am very familiar with not only the standard flight paths taken but also the sound and shape of aircraft both in daylight hours and in darkness.
The light or sphere apperared to rock gently as it climbed and became brighter momentarily over the period i observed it. As i was about to go back inside after finishing my ciggerette i heard the familiar sound of a commerical airplane flighing over head travelling in from the west(going east) its undercarraige lights were clearly visible as was the the rough outline of the plane itself. This gave me an exellent opportunity to draw any comparisons that may be evident and i can say in absolute honesty there were none what so ever. It also drew my attention to the fact that the source of the white light emitted no sound although as previously stated i could here the sound of jet engines and the distant sounds being generated by the work being carried out at the docks.As the airplane continued on its flight path i noted that the AAP instead of climbing was now moving towards the east, away from the airplane. Very gradually the spherical light became dimmer and dimmer as it travelled east at a steady rate unitl it became barely visible.
I dont know what i witnessed that evening and would not be ignorant or arrogant enough to suggest an explanation but one things for sure i have never seen anything quite like it in my life.
Yeah I was watching it! 