Strange Orange Lights In The Sky - The Firearms Forum

Rocketman1 · 06-09-2012, 10:43 PM

Ok... I think I have finally gone completely crazy.

My wife and I were sitting out on the deck tonight around 10:30, and two orange balls of light appeared in the sky. They were in the western sky flying from the south to the north at a moderate speed. They were flying fairly low, much bigger than a star, and completely silent. They disappeared over the horizon.

Then about five minutes latter we saw three more going in the same direction. They were spread out over a distance one behind the other at the same elevation. All three of them suddenly stopped in mid air and sat still for at least a minute, and then they started going straight down at the same time. The one on the right and the one on the left simply disappeared. The one in the middle dropped down behind a tree that was perhaps a half mile away, and it just sat there behind the tree for at least three or four minutes. Behind the tree it appeared to glow red, and then it suddenly fizzled out, like some one turned off the power.

Nothing on the news or anything. I guess we must have drunk one two many beers tonight.

jack404 · 06-09-2012, 10:48 PM

i see a few things here but put it down to the base that dont exist where they did not test fly the nighthawk back when etc etc etc ...

geds · 06-09-2012, 11:06 PM

We had folks shooting fireworks below our house tonight....maybe they're related!

cpttango30 · 06-10-2012, 07:47 AM

It was swamp gas reflecting the light from venus off of a weather balloon.

raven818 · 06-10-2012, 05:28 PM

Hopefully, it'll turn out obozos ride is here.

I seen similar sights when I was living in Clearwater. I kept my mouth shut until after I read the paper the next day. Nothing in the paper? Nothing said.

Rocketman1 · 06-10-2012, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by raven818

Hopefully, it'll turn out obozos ride is here.

I seen similar sights when I was living in Clearwater. I kept my mouth shut until after I read the paper the next day. Nothing in the paper? Nothing said.

Nothing in the paper, and nothing on the news. I thought about keeping my mouth shut as well, but we saw what we saw. The only thing I can think of would be Chinese lanterns. They did look more like fire balls than lights, but I think the odds of three of them going straight down at the same time is very slim.

Were going to sit out there tonight at about the same time and see if they come back.

raven818 · 06-10-2012, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocketman1

but we saw what we saw.

Operative word = "we".

Backup is always a good thing.

twobit · 06-10-2012, 09:16 PM

Google "Marfa Lights". We have had them in SW Texas for hundreds of years. The native Indians saw them long before white man came along. I've seen them several times when I have gone out there. It's about 150 miles from us.

Rocketman1 · 06-10-2012, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by twobit

Google "Marfa Lights". We have had them in SW Texas for hundreds of years. The native Indians saw them long before white man came along. I've seen them several times when I have gone out there. It's about 150 miles from us.

Wow.. Some of the videos of Marfa Liights look about like what we saw.

06-09-2012, 10:43 PM	#1
Rocketman1 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,097	Strange Orange Lights In The Sky Ok... I think I have finally gone completely crazy. My wife and I were sitting out on the deck tonight around 10:30, and two orange balls of light appeared in the sky. They were in the western sky flying from the south to the north at a moderate speed. They were flying fairly low, much bigger than a star, and completely silent. They disappeared over the horizon. Then about five minutes latter we saw three more going in the same direction. They were spread out over a distance one behind the other at the same elevation. All three of them suddenly stopped in mid air and sat still for at least a minute, and then they started going straight down at the same time. The one on the right and the one on the left simply disappeared. The one in the middle dropped down behind a tree that was perhaps a half mile away, and it just sat there behind the tree for at least three or four minutes. Behind the tree it appeared to glow red, and then it suddenly fizzled out, like some one turned off the power. Nothing on the news or anything. I guess we must have drunk one two many beers tonight. __________________ There is no such thing as a gun accident. Irresponsible gun owners cause so-called gun accidents. -->

06-09-2012, 10:48 PM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Strange Orange Lights In The Sky i see a few things here but put it down to the base that dont exist where they did not test fly the nighthawk back when etc etc etc ...

06-09-2012, 11:06 PM	#3
geds Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,706	Re: Strange Orange Lights In The Sky We had folks shooting fireworks below our house tonight....maybe they're related! __________________ "Suppose you were an idiot...and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

06-10-2012, 07:47 AM	#4
cpttango30 Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stafford, VA Contributor Posts: 3,071	Re: Strange Orange Lights In The Sky It was swamp gas reflecting the light from venus off of a weather balloon.

06-10-2012, 05:28 PM	#5
raven818 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jax, Fl. Contributor Posts: 4,423	Re: Strange Orange Lights In The Sky Hopefully, it'll turn out obozos ride is here. I seen similar sights when I was living in Clearwater. I kept my mouth shut until after I read the paper the next day. Nothing in the paper? Nothing said. __________________ Firearms and Salt Water Fishing Retired 42 Years LEO

06-10-2012, 09:16 PM	#8
twobit V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 357	Re: Strange Orange Lights In The Sky Google "Marfa Lights". We have had them in SW Texas for hundreds of years. The native Indians saw them long before white man came along. I've seen them several times when I have gone out there. It's about 150 miles from us.