What is described in the YouTube title of the very short video below, as an “alien-like” creature which was spotted, photographed and video footage taken of at the Bristol Harbour, appears to be a brightly glowing blue creature of some type.
Not only does it just glow but as it is filmed that glow brightens considerably into an almost blinding light.
The video was uploaded to YouTube by John Tombe on December 3, 2013, and the details state “Filmed this tonight. What the hell?”



video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6-yYqsCDhA

I'm not exactly sure what to make of it but since it floated with the current, did not move on it's own, and the light dissipated after some time, it could just be a large glow stick for all we know. A closer, more in-depth examination would be more conclusive and reliable.

maybe, it is a youtube video after all... it didn't seem to swim very much, but the light did pulsate a bit...

Looks to me like a fish carcass covered in bioluminescant phytoplankton. Microalgae that glows in the dark. Learned about this stuff studying animal behavior. Pretty cool looking though.

i saw that when i was in the navy, while out at sea... but never anything that big...

I think the colonies can be massive if I recall correctly. Also believe it's a cold water phenomenon although I could be wrong. Don't really recall the specific details about them as it was a tiny blip in the course curriculum. Don't quote me as I'm no marine biologist. Just what it looked like to me when I saw it.

And how do you know this is in NY and not Bristol UK? Just wondering.
NY would be fine, plenty far away, lol.
But I don't see anything linking this to NY

i googled Bristol Harbor, and NY came up a lot... is there a Bristol Harbor in UK?

Yes, and it's spelled "harbour", like the title of the clip ...
(US spelling is "harbor")
So I'm thinking it's in the UK, not 100% sure

Does the glowing fish have a US or British accent?

i guess they are in lymie land...

here is another article about it, and it is in england



Experts were baffled after video footage emerged of a glowing "alien-like creature" swimming in Bristol harbour.

Stunned eyewitnesses filmed a mystery luminescent, tentacled being, which was flashing a variety of colours, floating close to the top of the water

Videos of the strange marine object in the city's historic docks were posted on Youtube and Twitter with many claiming to have seen an alien.

Marine biologists admit they are baffled, but claim the footage could be a marine salp which had drifted off course by the weather.

Dr Steve Simpson, from the School of Biological Sciences at Bristol University, said: "It's very intriguing, I don't really know what to make of it.

"There is a possibility that it is a special type of jellyfish or a marine salp. It's very unusual and I haven't really seen anything like it before though.

"What makes it even more unusual is that fact that it showed up in the middle of a really busy area.

"There are various marine animals that have biological illuminating abilities and they are able to make themselves flash.

"It is entirely possible that it is a marine creature which has been brought into the harbour because of the storms or maybe it was trying to shelter from the stormy seas.

"We are currently experiencing spring tides too which may have dragged whatever this is in from the sea.

"This is either a very interesting animal or someone's very cool interpretation of a marine creature.

"It looks really cool - it's incredible. I don't know if it will make a return tonight but I'm sure if it does it will be met by an eager crowd."

It is not known what the creature was and whether it was alive or not.

Dozens of people were left mystified after spotting the creature and capturing it on camera.

Alex Gordon-Lennox, 22, said: "It was just floating down the harbour. I've never seen anything like it before.

"I only noticed it because it was flashing and was so bright. I was out with some friends that night so we watched it travel down the water a bit and then it just seemed to disappear.

"It looked a bit like a jellyfish or a squid or something. It was amazing."

Andrew Spooner, a software engineer from Bristol, tweeted a photo on Tuesday night and wrote: "Some weird craziness swimming around in #bristol harbour. Looks alien..."

He said: "The creature looked very organic, and it moved fluidly through the water as if it were a creature rather than say a machine that someone had made to look like Jellyfish.

He added: "I had just been for dinner with a few friends when I saw a group of about a dozen people huddling next to the waters edge.

"When I wondered over, I saw the glowing creature which was pulsating and after about 20 seconds, it stopped glowing and disappeared."


better video here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/10497811/Mystery-alien-like-creature-seen-in-Bristol-harbour.html

Dunno about the 'fish' but as far as I could work out, the ppl that where talking did for sure

Maybe Bristol restaurants will soon have glowing paella on the menu