It’s Possible UFOs Were Flying Over NYC Yesterday

by Glynnis MacNicol | 11:06 am, October 14th, 2010

» 23 comments

At this point pretty much the only thing missing from this election season is an alien invasion. So, it’s perhaps fitting that yesterday afternoon a bunch of New Yorkers thought they were witnessing one. No really. From the New York Daily News:

A mysterious shiny object floating high over Manhattan’s West Side set off a flurry of reports and wild speculation Wednesday that a UFO was flying over the city.

Police and the FAA said they began getting flooded with calls starting at 1:30 p.m. from people reporting a silvery object hovering high over Chelsea. Law enforcement sources said they believed the object was likely some sort of balloon, but as of late Wednesday they had not confirmed exactly what it is.

But wait, the plot thickens!

Not long after the first sightings, messages began appearing on Twitter linking to a month-old press release announcing the publication of a book by a retired NORAD officer predicting that UFOs would buzz the earth’s major cities on Oct. 13.

The FAA said they ran some scans “but there is nothing in the area.” Who know! Maybe the aliens are immune to our radar. More likely is that it was just balloons. That said, if aliens did land on the Upper West Side of Manhattan tomorrow would you really be all that surprised? Probably a good time to brush up on Stephen Hawking‘s alien advice. Video of the ‘invasion’ below…you can decide for yourself.

[Pic via] Update: The NYDN appears to have pulled their pic from this Twitter account, and the user has since removed it. A commenter points out it was likely photoshopped. Ah well, it was a nice reprieve from witches and Marxists while it lasted.

Update again: Sigh. Yeah, balloons.

Alien Invasion, New York City, UFO

More Liberty

Looks like balloons to me, but I’m not an expert like Glynniss
http://www.facebook.com/people/Andy-Lamb/1085325013 Andy Lamb

I heard that Dennis Kucinich was missing yesterday, so I think that explains things.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

You do realize the picture you use in your article is a HOAX, created by Jason Diamond (a digital artist), right? Great reporting though, really……
Big Eddie

Weiner must return to his home planet .
More Liberty

Dronetek said:
You do realize the picture you use in your article is a HOAX, created by Jason Diamond (a digital artist), right? Great reporting though, really……

LOL….this site almost never does any fact checking.
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

The UFOs are just like the racists, bigots and homophobes in the Tea Party, they don’t exist.
CosmosDan

I think they may have been angels casing us for a smiting.
JamesA1102

Yeah, about as possible as monkeys flying out of Dan Abrams’ butt!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

You update the article with factual information on the “UFO” photo and don’t even give old Dronetek any credit? I’m hurt.
Newsjunky

Please, please, please come to my home, hover over my backyard and beam me up outta here!
Arkansas Steve

Nice story Glynnis. You wrote a good story without showing any political partisanship. I guess when we DO get attacked by alien spaceships, we’ll all forget about politics.
bealzebubba

Just an FYI; there’s a movie coming out next month called Skyline which has to do with “visitors” congregating over all of the major cities of the country and resulting in a mass abduction, of sorts.

My guess is that this is part of a viral PR thing.
TFitz

So what? The photo shopped pic looks like a BUNCH of balloons! Not much different than the video. I’ve been arguing with my fellow bay area hippies about the veracity of those ex-NORAD book dudes. It would at least seal my deal if this turns out to be a PR thing.
But don’t worry, Big Eddie, I’m sure your ride will be here soon.
More Liberty

Dronetek said:
A commenter points out it was likely photoshopped.

He threw you a bone. “A commenter points out it was likely photoshopped.”
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

More Liberty said:
He threw you a bone. “A commenter points out it was likely photoshopped.”

Hey, you’re right. That was nice of them.
FredCPA

falcons in the attic. inside a box.
Ted-

gordonbloyershow said:
The UFOs are just like the racists, bigots and homophobes in the Tea Party, they don’t exist.

My guess Basil is that you are in denial. You’ve probably been abducted and have had your big fat smelly butt probed more than once. See a shrink asap.
felixw

Those were just Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg running away from their TV interview with Bill O’Reilly.
Nahu Tuk

It’s the mother ship. Someone call Louis Farrakhan.
Nahu Tuk

gordonbloyershow said:
The UFOs are just like the racists, bigots and homophobes in the Tea Party, they don’t exist.

I wouldn’t go so far as to say UFOs do not exist. The laws of probability are too great to assume there are no life forms in the universe who do not have the capability to travel vast differences through space. This one, however, as a previous commenter noted, was apparently a doctored photograph.

As for the numbers of racists, bigots, and homophobes in the Tea Party, I believe I read something of a study that estimated 6% of the Tea Party people fit into one of those categories. You might want to check the WaPo for that story. Again, we’re using the laws of probability and thus it would stand to reason that some percentage of any given group has some unsavory elements.
fallenchicken

god dammit I’m so sick of this. I want real aliens!
Nahu Tuk

fallenchicken said:
god dammit I’m so sick of this. I want real aliens!

There are many ways to respond to your comment. Here are a few:

1. Be careful what you wish for.
2. They’re already here.
3. Are you talking about the ones from other planets or the cucarachas coming over the border?
4. They’re being held in Area 51.
5. I would also like to meet someone from another planet.
Pavlo Ceko

*Starts To Snore* Uh Oh Yeah Back To Google!