We saw three big red-ish fireballs falling from the sky. They were quite low in the atmosphere and they seemed to be pretty close. They were travelling from West to East(?)We live in Leiden, the Netherlands and we witnessed the event at around 22.40 local time, 23 of april 2011.
Hi Dirk, hi observers,
These were *NOT* fireballs. I witnessed two of them myself (from Leiden, same date, same time: direction of movement from northeast to southwest however, consistent with teh prevailing wind at that time). They were so-called "Thai hot-air balloons", miniature hot-air balloons that are currently very popular for garden parties etc. They consist of a bag and a burner. As soon as the weather gets comfortable, we get loads of reports on these. -Dr Marco Langbroek
Zie wat ik poste op DMS-mail de 23e: dit waren Thaise lampions! Ik heb er,
inderdaad rond het genoemde tijdstip, persoonlijk twee zien gaan, overigens van
noordoost naar zuidwest, vanuit de Leidse binnenstad.
Groeten,
Jean-Marie Biets
