WTF did I just see??

They are probably Geese flying in formation and the orange glow is just a mixture of reflections and optical illusion caused by urban light pollution, rather than an imminent Alien invasion.
 
Gaidin109 said:
They are probably Geese flying in formation and the orange glow is just a mixture of reflections and optical illusion caused by urban light pollution, rather than an imminent Alien invasion.
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Lol, geese would not reflect light like that...
 
Gaidin109 said:
They are probably Geese flying in formation and the orange glow is just a mixture of reflections and optical illusion caused by urban light pollution, rather than an imminent Alien invasion.
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oh well, that's what they want you to think ..... ;)
 
DreXeL said:
Lanterns are still the most obvious explanation I reckon, still find it strange that they kept a perfect formation though :shrugs:
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Why would they not keep a perfect formation? The only thing moving them on (the wind) is the same for all of them.

Speeding up and changing direction would also be just changes in the wind - remember the wind can be doing completely different things up there than on the ground.

Now if one changed direction and shot off while the others stayed on course I'd be more surprised, although even then wind sheer or thermals could explain it (although I'd expect the others to behave similarly eventually).

The best way to know if they are lanterns is to watch until they go out, even at a long distance the flicking of a candle going out is fairly obvious.
 
I have several Chinese lanterns and would be happy to trial sticking them together and releasing multiples to compare to what has been seen here.

Robbie G said:
I would think that chinese lanterns would keep formation like that, as the wind will be affecting them in very similar ways.
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We released two together and they behaved very differently. I assume due to burning up at different rates, one being hit by wind before the other, etc.

I wouldn't expect five to stay perfectly together, I'd expect them (having observed it first-hand) to spread apart unless it was completely still all the way up to their maximum height.
 
Telescopi said:
Why would they not keep a perfect formation? The only thing moving them on (the wind) is the same for all of them.

Speeding up and changing direction would also be just changes in the wind - remember the wind can be doing completely different things up there than on the ground.

The best way to know if they are lanterns is to watch until they go out, even at a long distance the flicking of a candle going out is fairly obvious.
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I agree with this, the chinese laterns I saw on new years kept a very good formation to make me question if they actually were chinese laterns but it was new years so it was kinda obvious.
 
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