Australians Thought Chandrayaan-2 Was an Unidentified Flying Object When It Flew over Their Country
July 23, 2019 12:33
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On Monday, India launched its second lunar expedition, the Chandrayaan-2, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 2:43 p.m. and which would be patently in Australia at around 7.30 p.m.
Incidentally, around the same time, several Australians reported Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sightings in the skies over the Northern Territory and Queensland.
According to The Times of India, Shauna Royes spotted a 'strange light' over the Julia Creek caravan park in north-west Queensland at about 7:30 p.m. on Monday, and reached out to the ABC North West Facebook page soon after. They responded with an explanation.
The explanation came a little late, however, considering people had already been awed into confusion after witnessing the bright unexplained light in the sky.
The McKinlay Shire Councillor said: “We were actually at the caravan park having a bush dinner for not-for-profit organizations, so there was about 160 people, and one of the tourists looked up and said, 'look'. It was quite a bright, unusual light with a tail on it. It was travelling north-east and we watched it for probably two or three minutes before it faded out. We had no idea what it was. It was really unusual.”
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In all likelihood, Chandrayaan-2 passed over the Southern hemisphere and most likely over Australia too.
By Sowmya Sangam
