February 15, 2017, 06:37 PM 
West Lawn (next to Bayfront Plaza), Gardens by the Bay On Feb. 13, Jurong residents tweeted videos of an Unidentified Flying Object hovering with blinking lights in the night sky:
I've been staying in this neighborhood for 13 years and seeing this shit creeped the hell outta me. It looks like a ship man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/QlighPyaLw
— §murf Parker (@IsmethakaSmurf) February 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/farathiqah/status/831157951352037377
Turns out, it was just the friendly Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) radar-equipped military blimp:
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet. pic.twitter.com/GHFttFpXgo
— The RSAF (@TheRSAF) February 14, 2017
Rumour has it that we watch over the skies of every neighbourhood 😉✈
— The RSAF (@TheRSAF) February 14, 2017
The 55-metre-long helium-filled military blimp, known as an aerostat, is secured with high-strength winch lines and a tether that can withstand strong winds and lightning strikes in the western part of Singapore.
Giving off minimum radiation, it operates round the clock and hovers at around 600 metres, more than twice the height of Singapore's tallest building, UOB Plaza One.
It can spot hostile threats from as far as 200km away, double the distance covered by ground radars. It can scan up to Malacca for straying light aircraft.
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Unidentified Flying Object hovering over Jurong is freaking S’poreans out
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