"Dietzgen Transitman" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
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Weird things in the sky here !!
LOTs of people stopped there cars, I just got back (was on Beacon Hill
Port
Washington)
7PM between over the water Glen Cove and Rye New York, lot of extra
lights
in the sky, changing direction.
Long oval over the water, 8 or 9 RED blinking lights on bottom.
Anybody have anything ?

-Joe

Already ID'ed as the Goodyear Airship going
south over NY then making the loooong slow right
turn, crossing over NJ, Pa and finally home to it's
home near Akron Ohio later tonight. I'm wondering
why their flying tonight with a snowstorm on the way!
They were also flying *lower* than normal altitude
as the dewpoints from about 3000 feet to surface
are at 7°F, plus the RH is around 25% - 30%.
If they were to fly any higher, where the clouds are
they would quickly ice-up. NOT something you want
to encounter in an Airship, let alone a fixed wing or
rotating wing aircraft. Hope this helps!


Your just payed by the goobermint to say that aren't you!!

Was out at the local airport a few months ago at night and heard a blimp on
the CTAF coming in. Some local yocal called the FBO asking if they knew what
the UFO was flying around. Was heading out to the car to leave and there it
was, coming in to land, looked kind of alien space shipey like I will have
to admit. No sound, hovering, lights on the bottom in a triangle shape
(sound VERY familiar?). I can see how non-aviation, let alone beer drinking
red-necks out on fishing boats could misidentify an airship.

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The Duck