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UFOs captured in UK streetview

justinf [PersonRank 10]

Friday, April 3, 2009
15 years ago3,903 views


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5075617/UFOs-captured-on-Google-Street-View-hovering-over-East-End-bookies.html

Nine mystery silver discs can be seen above a bookmaker's shop in an image of Bethnal Green, east London, taken last year.

They appear to be flying in neat formation in three rows, attracting the attention of several passers-by, in the photograph of Wolverley Street.

Jérôme Flipo [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

I think this place is where the photo from the newspaper has been taken from:
http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=chrome&q=Wolverley+Street,+london&ie=UTF8&split=0&ei=Pn3VSZrXKZOZjAeu4oHrDg&ll=51.527009,-0.059652&spn=0,359.978027&z=16&iwloc=addr&layer=c&cbll=51.526984,-0.059876&panoid=yWUl3mTYK5R_bqx71NTTvA&cbp=12,310.65321585616937,,0,-1.5039062500000056

No trace of any UFO...

Roger Browne [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

When I zoom in, it looks like birds to me, and nothing like "discs". Admittedly, the flying formation is not the usual one but I've seen stranger patterns.

justinf [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

the "ufos" are here

http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=chrome&q=Wolverley+Street,+london&ie=UTF8&split=0&ei=Pn3VSZrXKZOZjAeu4oHrDg&layer=c&cbll=51.527148,-0.059647&panoid=i9VCs_VnVkv00M75nrPriQ&cbp=12,300.8062770806593,,0,-15.946763392857143&ll=51.527022,-0.059631&spn=0,359.978971&z=16&iwloc=addr

see how i've gone up a sidestreet – and another wolverey main street view is displayed.. odd isnt it? maybe its a google "ufo" easter egg?

Roger Browne [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

I've worked it out! It's the Air Force "Red Arrows" aerobatic display team. They fly groups of 9 planes in that formation:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/images/2007/09/04/red_arrows_emily_01_470_470x352.jpg

Roger Browne [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

Here's the StreetView pic for comparison:
http://i40.tinypic.com/fdf6eq.jpg

justinf [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

hey – great detective work Roger. that certainly sounds plausible.

i remember the red arrows flying over my house last summer, about the same time as when google was doing streetview uk.

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

And 24 'Strangest sights in Google Street Views':

http://www.pcworld.com/article/161392-13/strangest_sights_in_google_street_views.html

http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/161392-Freaky_Creepy__slide.jpg

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