The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says coastguards and lifeboats are sent out needlessly. In 2010 the agency recorded 1,500 flare incidents, of which 500 were believed to be false alarms caused by lanterns, while the CAA says they also pose danger to landing aircraft.
Crops are also at risk; last summer in Oxfordshire, a blaze from a lantern destroyed 2.5 hectares of barley. Litter is also a problem, said the NFU: "The people releasing lanterns wouldn't dream of dumping rubbish, but that's what is happening."
Civil Aviation Authority wants a ban on the sale of the sky lanterns, which are paper and wire hot air balloons fuelled by a naked flame. "People have no control where they land," said Nick von Westenholz, government affairs adviser for the NFU. Dorset and Somerset fire service said it had seen a sharp increase in lantern fires in the past year. Farmers say cows suffer stomach damage from eating the wire of fallen lanterns.
Look i saw loads of orange blobs and others have and people say there chines lantern well ive just watch and theres no way on earth that what people are seeing are chinese lanterns they move in a diferent way and fast and across
Seriously irresponsible to set fire to stuff and launch it into the air to land anywhere. Could end up setting someones house or barn or stables on fire. Could kill people, kill animals, or destroy people's livelihood...
I saw them for sale on Amazon, or maybe even ebay might have them.They look great- i can also see why people would mistake them for UFO'S. Some people get them for weddings.x
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says coastguards and lifeboats are sent out needlessly. In 2010 the agency recorded 1,500 flare incidents, of which 500 were believed to be false alarms caused by lanterns, while the CAA says they also pose danger to landing aircraft.
james58390 1 year ago
Crops are also at risk; last summer in Oxfordshire, a blaze from a lantern destroyed 2.5 hectares of barley. Litter is also a problem, said the NFU: "The people releasing lanterns wouldn't dream of dumping rubbish, but that's what is happening."
james58390 1 year ago
Civil Aviation Authority wants a ban on the sale of the sky lanterns, which are paper and wire hot air balloons fuelled by a naked flame. "People have no control where they land," said Nick von Westenholz, government affairs adviser for the NFU. Dorset and Somerset fire service said it had seen a sharp increase in lantern fires in the past year. Farmers say cows suffer stomach damage from eating the wire of fallen lanterns.
james58390 1 year ago
Look i saw loads of orange blobs and others have and people say there chines lantern well ive just watch and theres no way on earth that what people are seeing are chinese lanterns they move in a diferent way and fast and across
Briefy09 2 years ago
@Briefy09 you see them light them and release them
aveffects 1 year ago
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exopol 3 years ago
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Seriously irresponsible to set fire to stuff and launch it into the air to land anywhere. Could end up setting someones house or barn or stables on fire. Could kill people, kill animals, or destroy people's livelihood...
...and how about forest or heath fires?
ah well, its a giggle right?
Only complete losers would do such a thing!
james58390 3 years ago
you can see why some people might mustke this for a UFO
rhys21kipling 3 years ago
..AND HAVE BEEN, MANY TIMES; one can imagine.
...which is why it's best (says i?;) to not concentrate on any ufo's/footage that are not showing characteristics of 'intelligently controlled craft'
matlivo 3 years ago 2
Where can I buy one of those things....or where can I learn how to make one?
bagzie 3 years ago
I saw them for sale on Amazon, or maybe even ebay might have them.They look great- i can also see why people would mistake them for UFO'S. Some people get them for weddings.x
maggiesexgodess 3 years ago
Klasse!!!
ufodeutschland 3 years ago