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‘Chinese lantern’ release prompts UFO scare

A group of ‘fiery, orangey lights’ spotted in the night sky above Bermuda on Tuesday were most likely Chinese lanterns.Eight of the lights were seen travelling from east to west by a number of witnesses in the area of Khyber Pass and Spice Hill, in Warwick, around 10.30pm.One of the people who saw the lights, told The Royal Gazette: “They all appeared to be moving independently and did not make any noise.”Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre confirmed they had taken a call earlier that evening from a person alerting them they intended to release a number of Chinese lanterns into the sky in the Warwick Camp/Spice Hill area.Shortly afterwards the Centre took a call from a concerned member of the public about lights in the sky.A spokesman added: “Anyone who intends to launch Chinese lanterns are invited to let us, and also the police, know. We do value the foreknowledge.”