CHINESE SCIENTIST CLARIFIES HE FILMED AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT, NOT A UFO
ANI
September 12, 2009

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NEW DELHI - The Chinese scientist, who allegedly claimed of seeing a UFO during the July 22 solar eclipse, has denied all such reports, insisting that what he saw was an unidentified object, but 'not a UFO'.

Ji Haisheng, director of Nanjing-based Purple Mountain Observatory, has clarified that he hasn't made any such claim.

'That's false news. I said 'an unidentified object' not 'an unidentified flying object,'' he said.

However, in a Sept 7 report, the Daily Mail said that China had 'confirmed 40 minutes of footage of the object was captured during this summer's solar eclipse and that research has already started on a year-long investigation to find out what it is.'

The British newspaper quoted Ji as having said: 'During the July 22 total solar eclipse observation, China had discovered near the sun an unidentified object, it's physical nature remains to be further studied.'

But Ji has scotched that report by saying that he does not know why his explanation about a bright spot close to the sun, very likely to be the result of some coronal activity filmed during the total eclipse, was misunderstood.

'Obviously, there have been misunderstandings,' he said.

He added that on Sept 2 he received a call from a journalist who asked him about UFO images taken during the solar eclipse, reports the China Daily.

'I was confused and retorted, 'what UFO?'' he said.

Then the journalist referred to the photograph of a bright spot near the sun, posted on the observatory's website as a summary report about Chinese observation of the eclipse.

Then Ji realised that the reporter was talking about the bright spot as one of the best examples of Chinese scientists' success in capturing some fresh and clear images for up to 40 minutes of the corona of a solar eclipse.

Ji told the journalist that 'people were being organized to study the data, complete the analysis and reveal the scientific results. That will take at least one year to finalize.'

But, a week later, both the quotes ended up in the Daily Mail report as confirmation of 'UFO 'filmed for 40 minutes' by Chinese scientists during solar eclipse'.

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UFO 'FILMED FOR 40 MINUTES' BY CHINESE SCIENTISTS DURING SOLAR ECLIPSE
By Mail Foreign Service
Daily Mail
September 7, 2009

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Could this finally be it -- 40 minutes of undisputed proof that we are not alone?

Scientists at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, China believe it is a real possibility that this footage of an unidentified flying object is the evidence we have all been waiting for.

They have confirmed 40 minutes of footage of the object was captured during this summer's solar eclipse -- and that research has already started on a year-long investigation to find out what it is.

And the scientists were not the only ones to capture the walnut-shaped object on camera.

The clear, daylight sighting occurred over Deqing in Guandong Province. Dozens of students claimed to have seen the object sailing through the air during a rooftop observation of the July 22 solar eclipse.

At least nine of the students photographed it, producing such incredible images as those here.

The UFO was also seen to change colour and shape, with the students claiming it initially appeared to be a glowing blue colour, but later darkened.

Watch a Chinese news report on the sightings, including images of the object, here:

Yesterday Chinese media outlet Sina.com reported that the Purple Mountain Observatory and Chinese Academy of Sciences claimed:

'China had discovered near the sun, by observation staff, an unidentified object. Its physical nature remains to be further studied.

'Currently manpower is being organised to deal with this data, complete the data analysis and reveal the scientific results. This will take at least one year's time to finalise.

'Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fellow Ji Hai-sheng said at present it is impossible to speculate what the unidentified object is.

'However research has started.'

The UFO world is already waiting with bated breath for the results to come in.

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