Kids Solve UFO Mystery

Friday, 15 October 2010 | by Pat's Picks

Remember how we told you about the baffling UFO sightings in Manhattan yesterday? Well, the New York Daily News thinks they’ve gotten to the bottom of it. A group of students say the UFO was actually a bunch of escaped pearly white balloons, meant for a teacher’s engagement party. Meteorologists say the winds were blowing in such a way that the balloon theory is possible. And helium balloons are known to change shape when the reach high altitudes.

Unconvinced? Click here to read our coverage and review the evidence. Or scroll down for video of the alleged UFO