Date Sighted: 11-21-09

Our flat faces west looking out over the city of London. My wife and I noticed a bright light within the vicinity of Tower Bridge, moving towards our flats.

We thought it was a helicopter, but as it got closer flying west to east, it looked more orange and very bright. The object was moving fast.

We then thought it might be a Chinese lantern, but its velocity and the fact that there is only a very light breeze would discount that.

As the object 'flew' over, there was no sound whatsoever. The light was a very bright orange. We are used to seeing helicopters flying over London all the time, and this was definitely not a chopper.

After passing over our flats, the object proceeded for a bit before appearing to ascend and then fade out. Within seconds, a police helicopter (presumably) flew in, and commenced circling the area for about 10 minutes or so before flying off west over Liverpool Street.

Weather conditions were high-level overcast, very light breeze and mild. Most peculiar.

Source: mufon.com