UFOs over Plaistow?

Hi all,

This is an interesting one where the plot seems to thicken as one gains more information. I'd love to know what you all think.

I saw the following on The Anomalist: _http://www.london24.com/news/ufo_mystery_on_plaistow_s_greenway_1_922741. As expected, blurry, shaky mobile camera footage of a light in the sky so nothing new there. Except this one is relatively interesting because the light is quite low in the sky, looks like fire and makes an interesting up-down porpoising motion.

Cue a follow up article: _http://www.london24.com/news/weird/ufo_mystery_in_plaistow_solved_1_926610. This article now claims that the mystery seems to be solved and that someone else had captured footage of the same event from much closer up and put footage on Youtube that suggests the mysterious light was actually four planes making some kind of display: _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqtB3VNE2_w

It is immediately apparent from the porpoising movement of the objects that this is definitely what the first guy shot on his mobile camera but looking at this better footage did nothing to solve the mystery for me, it deepened it. Look very carefully at the four lights: there are no planes to be seen. In fact the four objects look like some kind of remotely and precisely controlled group of fireworks. And look at the sparks they are spraying all over the place. I cannot believe that the UK Health and Safety laws would allow such a display to take place so close to the ground. Also such a display would have been announced and wouldn't take people by such surprise. I've seen quite a few airshows in my time and I've never seen one like this where the planes spray sparks.

Although I am not claiming this is a bona-fide UFO event, I cannot make sense of it. What do you think?
 
I think a saw another footage of a similar event some time ago.
I guess it was the same "fire" filmed from another few point.

when I look at the second footage you posted closely it looks like two planes with one fire on each wing,
and a little fire on the fuselage of each plane.

so I think those are two aerobatic planes with firework on it that fly a manouver together
 
Hi Pashalis, you know what, I think you're right. For some reason my mind insisted on seeing it as four separate points of light somehow keeping in perfect synch, whereas a closer look indeed shows that the lights are 'connected' in pairs, the connection being the bodies of the planes. I stand corrected and probably in need of a visit to the optician :)
 

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