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Flying Triangles

D-notice?

This page reports various UFOs over Wales, including a flying triangle, but also mentions that Flying Triangle reports had recently (1996) been subject to a D-notice. Anyone know anything more?

http://www.qtm.net/~geibdan/belgium/sit.html

Like the famous Belgian case, this triangle carried lights. What is the point of stealth 'aircraft' showing lights? If the purpose of flying over heavily populated areas is to test the stealth capabilities, the lights defeat the purpose. But if the 'plane' is a prototype, testing it over populous regions would seem foolish.
 
D notice

About the only thing I've got to say about triangles and D notices is that from late 95 I think to mid 97 sightings showed triangle footage on British Sat. TV and Look east filled at least 2 triangle sightings reports - one a report of a triangle and 2 jets.

If there was a dnotice, there'd be records of it (they have to be filed or something and although most of the details can't be viewed they are listed somewhere) and it wasn't very effective as it didn't stop the 4 UFO/fortean magazines of the time discussing it and printing photo's.

I dunno draw your own conclusions.

Jolly:D
 
Re: D-notice?

Originally posted by rynner


Like the famous Belgian case, this triangle carried lights. What is the point of stealth 'aircraft' showing lights? If the purpose of flying over heavily populated areas is to test the stealth capabilities, the lights defeat the purpose. But if the 'plane' is a prototype, testing it over populous regions would seem foolish.
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I've allways thought it strange that any kind of ufo would want to make itself so visible by showing flashing or multi coloured lights, unless it wanted to be seen.:eek!!!!:
 
I do not know what "D-Notices" are.

Could someone clue me in?

Thanks.
Sudi
 
The D-notice is a quaint UK form of self-censorship by the
press. Defence and security matters subject to a D-notice
do not get reported. It saves the tiresome business of court
injunctions, which might be reported.

At least that is what I think it is from memory. Someone on here
may well have a more accurate definition. :rolleyes:
 
It was my understanding that a D-Notice was a form of censorship imposed on the media by government regarding Defence or other sensitive issues (which, in the past, is said to have included UFO data). However, like James, I will bow to anyone better versed in the subject area who can more precisely define the term.
 
That was an interesting article.

If I'm reading it correctly, however, it says that these triangular formations are observed at fairly high altitudes i.e.: "in orbit."

I suppose these do account for some triangular light formations which are reported as "flying triangles."

What I saw, however, flew at a very low height (guaged by its appearance and disappearance over two different ridges of trees,) and that it seemed to have a solid triangular structure. I doubt I was seeing satellites.

So, I guess my point is, while there are sightings of lights that form a triangle, I personally would not file them under what is referred to in Ufology currently as "Flying Triangles."

Thanks for the good read, though.

sudi
 
Pete Younger said:
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I've allways thought it strange that any kind of ufo would want to make itself so visible by showing flashing or multi coloured lights, unless it wanted to be seen.:eek!!!!:
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One possible reason for UFO's showing up with lights - flashing or otherwise, is that it could be down to - or imagined to be down to something that 'they' or 'it' uses to do whatever it has turned up in an area to do.
i.e. It could be a function of the UFO that shows up, not necessarily that it is purposely using lights to give away it's position ~ that really wouldn't make any sense... unless, they had nothing to fear from anything!
 
sudi5 said:
What I saw, however, flew at a very low height (guaged by its appearance and disappearance over two different ridges of trees,) and that it seemed to have a solid triangular structure. I doubt I was seeing satellites.
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This is definitely what my family and I saw back in ‘81-82 one winter night. It was a frosty, clear night and this was absolutely soundless and blotted out the stars. It was also huge, low and very slow. Definitely not a satellite.

(Years later I happened to be reading FT on a lunch break and one of the assistant managers saw the cover — a Black Triangle. He got very excited and said that he had seen on low down over the Welsh Valleys on a winter afternoon in the early 80’s. We speculated it might have been the same object).
 
JamesWhitehead said:
The D-notice is a quaint UK form of self-censorship by the
press. Defence and security matters subject to a D-notice
do not get reported. It saves the tiresome business of court
injunctions, which might be reported.

At least that is what I think it is from memory. Someone on here
may well have a more accurate definition. :rolleyes:
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It seems as though your description/interpretation of the 'D,' or 'DA' notices are pretty correct from what I've found online.
It's seems as if it's a kind of unofficial "hush," or maybe a better way to put it... "keeping it shtum," a non-legal agreement with media sources, though it can be overridden and ignored it seems. It appears to be somewhat outdated, depending on what the exact type of news/info is involved.
 
Sid said:
It appears to be somewhat outdated
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Gosh! Most of this thread is nearly twenty years old - from the time when my posts were oddly-formatted. The old Mac did not recognize the bounds of the text-box.

Pete Younger departed this world some years back. RIP.

As regards D-Notices, they may have changed name or shape but the UK press still operates with the boot of the state poised over its neck.

I think the term "super-injunction" has been used in recent years to describe injunctions which cannot be reported to be injunctions . . . :hide:
 
JamesWhitehead said:
Gosh! Most of this thread is nearly twenty years old - from the time when my posts were oddly-formatted. The old Mac did not recognize the bounds of the text-box.

Pete Younger departed this world some years back. RIP.

As regards D-Notices, they may have changed name or shape but the UK press still operates with the boot of the state poised over its neck.

I think the term "super-injunction" has been used in recent years to describe injunctions which cannot be reported to be injunctions . . . :hide:
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Who was Pete Younger?
 
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