Paul_Exeter
Justified & Ancient
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ThanksThe poster has added this, in answer to someone who asked if her mum remembered it. I'm guessing really early in the morning if it was still dark and everyone was still in bed (A levels are usually May and June aren't they?)
"She remembered it. My dad was out there too and he would mention it now and again but they seemed to be happy enough to accept it was a police helicopter as did the rest of our neighbours.
They are long gone so I can’t ask but it does sometimes play on my mind, especially in light of the released videos last year from The Pentagon. At that time police helicopters were not common so I suppose they did not have a reference point to compare.
When I said it covered half the street, it was easily longer than 10 semi-detached houses. It was spinning on a horizontal axis. The light had woken the street up - it was incredibly bright but not blinding. I was honestly petrified and still cannot believe they were all standing watching it for so long while I hunkered down in my bedroom ready for Armageddon. My mum said it just disappeared … just like that.
In hindsight, I wish I had stayed out longer."
Two things come to mind:
1) Is it possible it was light from the ground being reflected by low-lying cloud? For example a helicopter on the ground with its rotors spinning and being illuminated by a bright light? Forum member and UFO investigator Jenny Randles has been able to explain some UFO sightings as being caused by this effect
2) It seems unusual that the Police would go door-to-door explaining the supposed cause of this event when they could simply talk to the local press instead. Is it possible your parents created the fictional Police visit to reassure her? As she states, she were petrified by the incident.