UFO picture sparks debate

By Chen Qian  |   2008-6-24  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

A HEATED debate has developed after a man claimed he had taken a photograph of an unidentified flying object on Saturday in Chongqing, Xinhuanet.com reported yesterday.

He Zhongyuan claimed that a huge, oval-shaped UFO was flying in the sky that night, the report said. He said he was at Chaotianmen Square and shot the picture at about 8:47pm.

The UFO was green and yellow, according to the report. It was bigger than half a football field and had many holes like doors and windows, according to the report.

Chaotianmen Square had a laser light show from 8:40pm to 9pm that night, the city's lighting authority said, according to the report.

Wu Zhilun, chairman of the Chongqing Astronomy Association, examined the UFO pictures and said it was probably an illusion.

Wu told Xinhuanet that it was difficult to determine if He's photo was related to extra-terrestrials. "I took pictures at Chaotianmen Square for about one hour and didn't feel anything special," He told Xinhuanet.com.

He spotted the UFO in four photos later that night. The Shanghai UFO Research Center confirmed the pictures were not altered.