Ufo Sightings Large Bright Object Photographed Over Glenelg Seafront New South Wales Australia November 11 2013
NOVEMBER 15, 2013 - AUSTRALIA - The mysterious bright light seen hovering over Glenelg and in New South Wales on Monday night was likely the planet Venus, astronomy experts say.
The Astronomical Society of SA has had several calls from residents who had seen the bright light of Venus and were curious about its origins.
MYSTERY: Darrell Baillie's image of a large, bright object over the Glenelg seafront.
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Technical information officer Tony Beresford said it was the "obvious" explanation.
"It's very bright... apart from the sun and the moon, it is the brightest thing in the sky," Mr Beresford said.
"Venus orbits the sun inside the Earth's orbit, so it never gets more than 48 degrees from the sun.
"We've had a few calls about it... it must be near its maximum brightness."
No matter what the astronomers say, Adelaide man Kurt Holmes, 43, who is working in New South Wales, was certain he captured a UFO on his camera.
He was photographing fruit bats in trees outside his motel room in Newcastle when he snapped a few frames and unexpectedly found a mysterious white spot on an image.
"There was four of us out there and nobody saw anything (with the naked eye),' he said "But I took a pic of a bat and I was amazed at this big, white spot on there.
"I was shooting at a 45 degree angle and it looked like the underside of a flying saucer. I have no doubt it was a UFO - it was just too perfect to be anything else.'
Back in South Australia the same night, a bright light high in the sky, almost directly west of Glenelg, caught the eye of Ms Darrell Baillie as she lay in bed, looking out her bedroom window and over Gulf St Vincent.
The clear white light with a shimmering edge, reappeared on Tuesday leaving Ms Baillie entertained but puzzled.
"I noticed the bright light at about 9.30pm (on Monday) and at first I thought it was a plane coming in to land at (Adelaide) airport,' she said.
"I thought 'it's too high and it's going to miss the runway' but it stayed fairly stationary for some time and then disappeared over the horizon around midnight.
"Obviously, it wasn't a plane and it definitely wasn't the moon but I don't think it was a UFO either. There was no noise and I didn't feel funny or get taken away (by aliens) either.'
The image appeared "greeny yellow' on the photos she took.
"I'm wondering if it was a planet or something, it didn't look like a UFO but it definitely wasn't the moon or an optical illusion,' Ms Baillie said.
"Maybe it is (a planet that) must be on some kind of orbit close to earth at the moment.' - HERALD SUN.
The Astronomical Society of SA has had several calls from residents who had seen the bright light of Venus and were curious about its origins.
MYSTERY: Darrell Baillie's image of a large, bright object over the Glenelg seafront.
Source: Supplied
Technical information officer Tony Beresford said it was the "obvious" explanation.
"It's very bright... apart from the sun and the moon, it is the brightest thing in the sky," Mr Beresford said.
"Venus orbits the sun inside the Earth's orbit, so it never gets more than 48 degrees from the sun.
"We've had a few calls about it... it must be near its maximum brightness."
No matter what the astronomers say, Adelaide man Kurt Holmes, 43, who is working in New South Wales, was certain he captured a UFO on his camera.
He was photographing fruit bats in trees outside his motel room in Newcastle when he snapped a few frames and unexpectedly found a mysterious white spot on an image.
"There was four of us out there and nobody saw anything (with the naked eye),' he said "But I took a pic of a bat and I was amazed at this big, white spot on there.
"I was shooting at a 45 degree angle and it looked like the underside of a flying saucer. I have no doubt it was a UFO - it was just too perfect to be anything else.'
Back in South Australia the same night, a bright light high in the sky, almost directly west of Glenelg, caught the eye of Ms Darrell Baillie as she lay in bed, looking out her bedroom window and over Gulf St Vincent.
The clear white light with a shimmering edge, reappeared on Tuesday leaving Ms Baillie entertained but puzzled.
"I noticed the bright light at about 9.30pm (on Monday) and at first I thought it was a plane coming in to land at (Adelaide) airport,' she said.
"I thought 'it's too high and it's going to miss the runway' but it stayed fairly stationary for some time and then disappeared over the horizon around midnight.
"Obviously, it wasn't a plane and it definitely wasn't the moon but I don't think it was a UFO either. There was no noise and I didn't feel funny or get taken away (by aliens) either.'
The image appeared "greeny yellow' on the photos she took.
"I'm wondering if it was a planet or something, it didn't look like a UFO but it definitely wasn't the moon or an optical illusion,' Ms Baillie said.
"Maybe it is (a planet that) must be on some kind of orbit close to earth at the moment.' - HERALD SUN.
