| ID | #1632224455 |
| Added | Tue, 21/09/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Trentonian
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
A flashing light seen in the sky by Don Newlands. Especially for the Trentonian magazine.
Is a UFO watching southern Ontario?
Observers from Ottawa to Rochester, New York, reported the appearance of a strange object in the night sky - including Trenton - and along the northern shore of Lake Ontario.
The object, which appeared in the sky in the southwest, about 20 degrees above the horizon, was first reported by Don Henderson in Coburg at about 22: 30 on August 9.
According to Henderson, the object remained visible for three hours. Henderson said the object appeared stationary and was flashing red, yellow, green, blue and white.
Henderson, a former operations engineer at Ontario Hydro, said he had never sent anything like this.
"I wanted others to confirm what I saw ... I hesitate to call it a UFO, " Henderson said.
Through an amateur radio link, Henderson was able to confirm his observations with other amateurs in the area.
A radio operator who set up camp on a lake near Ottawa reported that he saw an object and watched strange flashing colors.
The object was also observed by the on-duty staff of the CFB Trenton tower. They also reported that a similar object was observed at an angle of 180 degrees to the northeast.
Some observers, including amateur astronomers, suggested that the object could be a star, and the flashing colors were caused by a thermal deviation and a layer of smog.
Terrence Dickinson, a leading authority and observer in the field of astronomy in Canada, suggested that the pulsating colors were caused by the intersection of the jet stream in the observer's field of view, which led to a prismatic color change.
Dickinson believed that the effect was created by the starlight of Antares, the brightest star located in the constellation Scorpio.
He also noted that the stars were flashing strongly on the night of August 9, which, according to him, usually indicates the presence of a turbulent jet stream.
Others reported that several of these objects were observed earlier this week.
Original news
The Trentonian
Trenton, Ontario, TRENTONIAN, 11 August 1995, page 1
Flashing light seen in the sky
BY Don Newlands
Special to The Trentonian
Is a UFO keeping tabs on southern Ontario?
A strange object appearing in the night sky has been reported by observers from Ottawa to Rochester NY. - including Trenton - and along the north shore of Lake Ontario.
The object, which appeared in the south west sky, about 20 degrees above the horizon, was first reported by Don Henderson in Cobourg at around 10:30 p.m. August 9.
According to Henderson, the object remained visible for three hours.
Henderson said the object appeared to be stationary and was flashing red, yellow, green, blue and white.
Henderson, a one-time field engineer with Ontario Hydro, said he had never sen anything like it.
"I wanted others to confirm what I was seeing...I hesitate to call it a UFO," said Henderson.
Through an amateur radio link-up, Henderson was able to confirm his observations with other amateurs in the area.
A radio operator camping on a lake near Ottawa reported sighting the object and watching the strange flashing colors.
The object was also observed by tower staff on duty at the CFB Trenton.
They also reported that a similar object had been observed 180-degrees to the North East.
Some observers, among them amateur astronomers, suggested that the object may have been a star and the flashing colors were caused by heat deflection and a layer of smog.
Terrence Dickinson, a leading authority and columnist on astronomy in Canada, has suggested that the pulsating colors were caused by the intersection of the Jet Stream into the observer's line of sight, thus creating a prismatic color change.
Dickinson thought the effect was created by the starlight from Antares, the brightest star situated in the constellation Scorpio.
He also noted that the stars on the night of August 9 were vigorously twinkling, which he said generally indicates a turbulent jet stream is present.
Others reported that several of these objects had been observed earlier in the week.
Hypotheses
Events
Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)
- Site: Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP) (USSR / Russia) Vehicle: Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Payload: Molniya-3 59L
Investigation
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