(All images: D. Pearson)
Update – according to Reddit, this is the Scottish Cup Balloon (hovering happily above the Edinburgh Airport flight path!).
It wasn’t a bird and we’re pretty sure it wasn’t a plane. This UFO was photographed on Saturday morning (Easter weekend) from the Edinburgh suburb of Cramond, hovering high above, marginally over the Firth of Forth. According to witnesses, the white craft was stationary and completely silent, and stood vertically in the sky, with what looked like a single fin towards the top of the vehicle.
The photographer – a reliable individual with no agenda or interest in the unexplained – said the UFO was visible for several minutes before disappearing behind cloud cover, only to have vanished when the skies cleared.
Our immediate thought was that it was a hot air balloon of some variety – hence its silence and stationary position. But what seemed odd was that the craft was hovering close to the flight path for Edinburgh Airport. According to the photographer, its height was hard to judge but planes taking off from the airport were passing below the vehicle. So, what was it? Some sort of black project or classified demonstrator? Seems unlikely given its location. Drop us a comment below if you saw this too or can lay the myth to rest!
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