So remember the “mystery of the week” that I posted about a week ago about a blue UFO that was spotted over D.C./Virginia area? Turns out that it was a model R/C glider illuminated by blue LED lights. I mentioned that it was probably a kite with LED lights. I said LED lights because recently, there has been a lot of people playing these types of pranks. Although this wasn’t a kite, nor an attempt to fool people, it still caused confusion to many.

I guess I won! Where’s my prize?

Full source: Fox News

By ROBY CHAVEZ/myfoxdc

CENTREVILLE, Va. – The mysterious unidentified flying object with the blue lights was back flying over Lee Highway in Centreville, Virginia Monday night.

The curiosity surrounding mysterious blue lights flying in the sky over Centreville Virginia has not died down since the first sighting in early November.

The story on myfoxdc.com got over a 600,000 page views.

Monday night, in a small field in Northern Virginia, the secret was finally revealed. This time FOX 5 cameras caught it all.

It looked a lot like what Brian Fains first spotted 10 days ago.

“Right there it looks the same. It’s the same color that I saw,” said Fains as he looked at the new images off a laptop.

Since the first sighting, he’s been overwhelmed.

“It blew up. I got messages from all over the world. I got phone calls from T.V. shows,” said Fains.

After our first report, FOX 5 got emails too from across the country, but one stood out. It said, “I have information on the blue UFO lights.”

We agreed to meet the pilot of the UFO in a dark field in Centreville.

“This is the open field that I fly from. From a distance with the blue lights; it’s hard to tell what it is. If there is a light breeze it will hover and stop,” said Tony Claridge, owner of the mysterious aircraft.

We met just three blocks from the sighting.

“This is the flying UFO. It’s a glider. It weighs a little over a pound. It’s great for night flying. It’s slow and stable,” said Claridge.

From his demonstration, the UFO appears to be a remote controlled glider plane. It flies up to 400 feet high.

Tony Claridge flies it as a hobby with a local flying club. He was flying it in this same field nearly two weeks ago.

“When it’s from the distance you don’t get an airplane orientation. It’s a fuzzy blue light. I understand how misunderstood as a UFO,” said Claridge.

The glider is decorated with blue LED lights and that has caused more than a few UFO sightings.

“People have actually followed the lights to the field. I’ve had people from grocery stores a mile away. They follow the lights and see me in the field. It’s fun. We talk about it and show what it really is,” said Claridge.

Fains who was even contacted by the Sci-Fi Network says it all makes sense.

“For him to be flying that night and the way it looks from a distance. I’m almost positive that’s what it is.
I’d rather it be that than what I thought it was,” said Fains.

The starting cost for one of those remote controlled gliders is about $300 for plane and controller.