Did anyone see something in the sky around 5:30pm?

[some guy]

At 18.06. ?

His sighting was 17.30-ish.

 

Well around that time. Not 100% sure. Could have been later.

[Tomm06]

I came out of my dads at about 23:00 hours and saw a shooting star

[DerbyTup]

My understanding is that it was the international space station I went out to see it on meadowhead

 

no, that's a BP service station on Meadowhead, not an international space station.

[DerbyTup]

Right, here you go mate, sorry to ruin the great mystery and speculation surrounding this thread but...

 

what you saw was a Chinese lantern. Nothing more exciting than that!

 

They burn very brightly, move very fast, fly very high and you could be easily mistaken for thinking it is some kind of aircraft, with a bright orange burning light, but it's not.

 

People are setting these things off on a regular basis nowadays and they keep getting reported as UFO's. But a UFO is only a UFO if it is unidentified - and these have been clearly identifed as Chinese lanterns.

 

Google "Chinese Lantern" to find out more.

[Rupert_Baehr]

It was the sun. It sets at that time in December at this latitude.

[DUFFEMS]

Could have been FC doing a practice run, that headlight on Rudolph's antlers is very bright........ so I'm told.

[Alien52]

I am getting together with two of my clever friends and we are going to follow it.

[DenadaInnit]

It was the bright star leading the three wise men to the baby Jesus.

[DenadaInnit]

I am getting together with two of my clever friends and we are going to follow it.

 

Ha ha ha, beat me to it.

[DerbyTup]

It was the bright star leading the three wise men to the baby Jesus.

 

3 wise men? In Sheffield? Bet they don't work for the Council!