Photographer captures mystery orange UFO in Birmingham flypast

Nov 27 2009 by Rebekah Oruye, Birmingham Mail

AN amateur Birmingham photographer says he has been converted into a believer of all things extra terrestrial after two personal encounters with what he thinks were UFOs.

Former sceptic Kevin Rinz was working on footage for a video project at night when he spotted a “bright orange ball” flying silently across the dark sky.

“It looked fiery and menacing and was coming straight towards me,” he said.

“I managed to get pictures and film it for about a minute before it turned to the right and flew off across the city.”

The recent sighting was the second time in 18 months the 53-year-old said he had seen what appeared to be UFOs.

His first encounter happened in broad daylight, when he was looking out at the skyline from his 13th floor balcony.

“The first orb was perfectly round, bright orange and seemed to be about the size of a house coming towards me. Its texture was like the ripples in a swimming pool.

“The light was in the sky for about three minutes before it suddenly disappeared.”

Kevin, a care worker by day, said he had never believed in UFOs or aliens before he seeing the mystery objects.

Kevin said he posted his footage on YouTube and searched the web for similar sightings.

“I have looked online to see if there are any UFOs like the few I have seen, but there are none as detailed as mine.”

UFO Investigator Dave Hodriend from the Birmingham UFO group tries to explain sightings in the UK and said many could be attributed to the release of Chinese lanterns.

“They seem to be popular at the moment, possibly due to Bonfire Night and Christmas being just round the corner.”