Wind turbine destroyed after 'octopus UFO' seen in sky

Jan 09, 2009 05:54

An octopus-shaped UFO was reported flying through the air hours before a wind turbine was destroyed in mysterious circumstances ( Read more... )

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strangerover January 9 2009, 09:12:49 UTC
Is the blade actually missing / unaccounted for?

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stsquad January 9 2009, 09:29:45 UTC
No. The blade was found downwind. The reporting just gave that impression.

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echo_echo January 9 2009, 09:52:38 UTC
The company that run these things have been rather milking the situation, "Ooo UFO, we can't discount anything, we haven't found the blade".

An interesting explanation I heard this morning was that an MOD stealth UAV was being tested around there, plausible given the fact that there is a bombing range next door. So small stealth UAV with lights...possibly discharging defense flares...hits a turbine. Gets cleaned up very quickly.

Or more likely, the blade just broke off (it's not unheard of), the other blade hit it and sent it some distance away.

Or there is a very happy old one clutching his newly acquired blade in a dark recess of the universe. :)

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echo_echo January 9 2009, 10:06:41 UTC
Ah, here we go. Well, given it is reported as having a defensive capability I'd suggest one of those discharging flares as a very possible explanation of the 'octopus' effect. Similar but on smaller scale to this. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IJv8VZC1UVo

http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/tanaris/

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spiked_n_bloody January 9 2009, 12:34:59 UTC
Dammit! The Cthulhu theory had so much more promise!

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