THOSE "LIGHTS."

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 576, 3 August 1909, Page 6

THOSE "LIGHTS."

i. AEROPLANE ON THE' BLUE ' ';'''' MOUNTAINS.' '-.' '' ' I ttty Telcgraph.'-'l'ross. Association.) '.-."''':' ".' ;." " ' Core, August 2. ' The airship is. still visiting tho South Island. The "Standard", publishes interviews with Mr. and, Mrs.' Brand, who were keeping a. look-out on' Saturday night;;■ At 11.30 p.m. Mrs. Brand noticed a bright, light in the air'in tlie.dircction of the Blue Mountains. The light ■ was much, brighter than a star. Imagining it was moving, she. called Mr. Brand. Tho two watched it for some time, and distinctly saw an object' which looked sliip. A bright light was observed at -times. What appeared to bo two largo fans'covered the light, first on one side, ; and then on tho other,.and at times seemed -.to go' completely round the light. The Object was apparently making in a straight line, with a motion like,that of a boat. The object was in view for about half an hour, ..who'll it seemed to .sink to the ground, and. was. lost to sight. This, it is now-.thought,; was on account,of the object gotting behind a cloud or.mountain. Mrs. Brand'was up again, at 1 a.m,,>and on-look-ing-out of a window was surprised to'see the object in view,'-but this time • much closer, seeming nearly ■■■ over the Catholic Church, East Gore, " but' high', in the'.air. On this occasion three, lights were visible. There was a light,at each end of the ob-joct--which was -of a' good. length;, judgihg by' the-distance! separating the lights—and the. 'same bright "light,' looking very much like the headlight'.'on an engine,, was still, burning.. The r object "was making'slow progress, and that ,tho,three.lights, were, connected with each; other was clearly '■, proved by the fact that-.thoy moved at the: same rate of speed," The object was again . seen at 3 o'clock in : the morning by/Mrs. Brand, this time, apparently directly-.overhead, tut a long way in^thb-.air..•,-.',■.;.' '":]' "THE SIZE OF/ A; BUCKET. 5 ";.;.';,',]/ '.' „; "' : Y'-.■';•". Nolsqn,• Aiigujt>2j:';'''A Riwaka resident,reports seeing a-iriysf, terious light, in the/sky on Saturday week; appearing at first; from the direction of D Urville Island, ••'■ crossing the 1 bay towards Farewell. Spit,-." and t then disappearing. It was -seen -.for fully .twenty- was the; size of a :bucket, ■'■• aad ! 'kept rising and falling'.--..■.-••.■'■ v; : ..•■■; '- ; ;\ .'•:- .-.'..■.. .-.'..'..-'':■ ; :: : 'A' PPSSIBLE'EXPLANATION.;-; Writing -to the {local press on the alleged airship mystery in the South Island, Mr. D. Munro, of, Napier, states that the phenomena is. 1 nothing ;more than . the incandescence' which. is' giveii; off from a brilliant, meteor that is travelling"on the surface of a very dense atmosphere.:; The incandescence is in consequence, seen to greater advantage than it otherwise ;wbuld: have been.; The metedr will be observed in' a different latitude each time that .it'is: seen.',' ;