‘I Thought the Aliens Were Coming’: What Flew Across the S. Carolina Night Sky?
- Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:07pm by
Liz Klimas
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In the wee hours of Monday morning, night owls in South Carolina may have found it hard to miss the bright light flashing through the sky and could even have been startled by its reported explosion.
Scientists have said that it was most likely a meteor passing near Greenville but they did note that the timing of the it was unusual. Watch the local Fox affiliate’s report:
One resident, Cindie Stubbs, said the light around 1:30 a.m. was so bright and that it was frightening. She wasn’t the only one. Fox reports that more than 30 people called 911 that night. Those calling in not only reported a light, but a loud boom as well.
Scientists that Fox spoke with described the flash and boom as associated with a specific type of meteor. Usually meteor showers are predicted based on if a comet tail were passing close by Earth but Charles St. Lucas from Roper Mountain Science Center described this meteor as “kind of a rogue object” with “no way to predict it.”
The Huffington Post reports that so far there have been no reports of where this IFO — identified flying object — landed yet.
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Comments (71)
conservativewoman
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 1:42amMy daughter and several of her neighbors saw a very large UFO hovering in the sky over her neighborhood. It was close enough that it was very obvious it was a ship of some kind. It sat silent in the sky and then moved very slowly.
Report Post »I talked to the neighbors and they all said it felt ominous. It was not a disc. It had an odd shape to it and different colored lights with a dark color to the body of the ship. It was extremely large and hard to miss if you were looking up, yet so many people never look up! One neighbor saw it and alerted other people. They all came out of their homes and just stared at it.
xzero01
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:31pmat 2:13 she said “meteroid” :P
Report Post »charleyrocks
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 7:08amI love this about the blaze they always have some human interest in the publication. and the news is constantly changing keep up the good work on this.
Report Post »scruffycat
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 8:03amMeteoroid is the proper term for an incoming rock. When it lights up from friction its called a Meteor. When it hits the ground its called a Meteorite.
Report Post »Harry Assenback
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 9:30amCat Meteroid at 55 secs………..
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 9:45amWas it Little Chicken Foghorn Leghorn…”I say there… The sky is falling in South Carolina!!!”
Report Post »black9897
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 10:03amWell a kid flew over my head and blasted a car with its laser vision.
Report Post »nuttyvet
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 10:45amAhhh, the portrait of America :P
Report Post »a113dean
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 5:15pm“I tried to run from it, but it picked me up with it’s mind powers and shook me like doll!”
Report Post »Wolf-Spider
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 5:28pmHey Scruffy, It’s RAM PRESSURE that causes the light show during atmospheric entry. It’s the same phenomenon that causes water to boil in a syringe at room temperature. Without the needle, use your finger to plug the one end, and pull back on the plunger. Watch the bubble fun.
Wolf-Spider
Report Post »RESET21776
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:35pmThis is news?
Report Post »PossumRoadkill
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 1:09pmYes it is you freakin grouch. Don‘t read it if you don’t like it.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 3:16amyes it is news…it was really an iranian missiles test. the warhead will be ready next week.
Report Post »feel better?
LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:19pm…
Such a sweet lady, in the video. That super bright object sure scared her.
There’s been a lot of stuff falling out of the sky lately.
Report Post »Maybe we all should be a little more worried about what’s going on.
Dug2Dark
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:54pmKnow your role, eat your lunch (peas included)
Report Post »lilbean
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:32pmso we’ve had one the size of a ship, one the size of a bus, and now this “weird” one. 2012 baby!!
Report Post »Veritas
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:25pmI hate to be a butt, but……. please hire someone to proofread the articles before they are posted. My 15 yr. old would not make the mistakes I see on this and many other news websites everyday!
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:42pmThen don’t be a butt and annoy everyone else with your anality. Write the editor if you’re so concerned.
Report Post »burnteye86
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 4:09amWell, congrats to your 15 year old.
Report Post »Truthbeliever2
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 10:10amI agree with V. It’s really annoying to have to read over all the typos here on the Blaze.
And to all those who don’t like me posting my opinion about it here…
Suck it!
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 11:14amAs long as I can understand it, I’m cool with it. If I had to pay a subscription to view the site, then I would be agitated.
Report Post »Soundwave
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:57pmIf i saw it, i probably would’ve thought it was aliens too!
Report Post »Cloverfield
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:46pmCome on now…enough Pelosi jokes! Everyone knows that if a life form could master space travel like the little green men, their intelligence would be off the charts. Therefore there is no possible way they could be related to Pelosi!!!
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:25pmNon event!
Report Post »AlienEarthling
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 7:56pmIts interesting to me.
Report Post »schroeder123
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:20pman object from outer space has landed on our planet. A truly astonishing moment. It is on the list of all UFO people to investigate this Phenomenon. A moment like this has to be investigated with all due diligence. and to think you and I are here as this most remarkable thing happens.
Report Post »its_time_to_arrest_our_government
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:25pmNancy Pelosi and the rest of you demonuts your spaceship has landed they’ve come to take you home!
Report Post »schroeder123
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:13pmdugggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Report Post »schroeder123
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:13pmahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Report Post »schroeder123
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:12pmI have a UFO investigation Van. and I must admit..this is without a doubt, one of the most remarkable, enlightening objects from outer space I have ever seen. A truly spectacular heavenly object from who knows where… Truly astonishing…………………………………….
Report Post »Rooks
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:56pmThe mother ship coming back to get what it left behind…. Al Gore
Report Post »REPUB1
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:55pm@Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Report Post »dont meteorites leave a trail behind?? i see no trail behind in the photos
chips1
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 7:39pmI think you mixed up the difference between a meteor and Barney. It’s Barney that leaves a trail.
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:53pmThat’s what too much moonshine does to a person.
Report Post »sleepwalker
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:41pmHer accent is Michigan. Hate to tell you but she’s just another slack jawed carpetbagger who left their fouled nest they were too lazy to clean up. Ya’ll always talk about the in-breds of the South, but we were taught incest was considered a contact sport up north. For generations the carpetbaggers HAD to breed among themselves down here because no desent person would dare have anything to do with them. My Great-Great |Grandma had a saying,”Where a Yankee walks..the grass won’t grow.” Look around….YANKEE
Report Post »YANKEE BRAT
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:41pm@SleepWalker
Ouch! That hurts! :o)
Report Post »Shane74
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:00pmPeople need to relax! This is just a chunk of Swedish-underarm-crystal. These things happen from time to time!
Nothing to see here, carry on!
Report Post »Warphead
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:48pmKlatu, Mirada nickto
Report Post »pandora
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 3:47pmThat’s Klaatu Barada Nikto. That incorrect spelling of yours might have caused Gort to destroy the whole planet! :) LOL.
Report Post »TESLA
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:41pmGoogle John Worrell Keely, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Thompson Brown and Viktor Schauberger. Once you read up on these brilliant gentlemen, you will clearly see what the true origin of all UFO’s –goverments utilizing antigravity technology discovered by the above mentioned scientists and not aliens I don’t doubt that there might be aliens out there, but I’d have to say that they really are not that intelligent if they decide to come anywhere near this third rock from the sun. Also, they really lack any intelligence at all if they expressed any desire to be taken to any of our idiotic leaders.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:54pmIt’s another government conspiracy they are covering up. The aliens are testing humans and animals in order to produce even fatter food sources. Apparently, we taste like chicken. Do you want white or dark meat? Michelle is supersized.
Report Post »beachcomber1017
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:36pmI think they need to go easy on that moon shine.
Report Post »Lumbar Spine
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:35pmIt‘s Obama’s fault. It’s a secret U.N. craft that’s going to take away our freedom and liberty…we’re doomed. That damn Obama…
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:32pmHuffington post as well as MSNBC is referenced here so much makes me wonder who the editor’s are!!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:32pm“It wasn’t alien”? — Are you kidding me… Ms Ditzy?
Report Post »Wilbur Longshank
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:34pmI was Obama visiting the mother ship.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:23pmI have to agree that this most likely was a meteorite. The only other alternative is the green men who were coming to rescue Pelosi from this planet got shot down by the other space aliens to keep her here. (Note the last part is a joke, the thing was a meteor)
Report Post »SBR308
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:10pmIt landed at the White House to visit with Barry Soetoro. The little green men had to seek advise from the MESSIAH!!!!
Report Post »TakeBackAmerica
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:18pmno, it was actually Pelosi’s relatives paying her a visit
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