Occurred: 2001-04-08 20:30 Local
Reported: 2001-04-16 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Ormond Beach/Daytona Beach, FL, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Two fast moving red lights obsereved from the ground manuevering in formation near aircraft in Northeastern Florida.

Looking at a relatively clear Northwest evening sky (some scattered light haze) I observed what I surmised to be a slow moving aircraft turn on it's very bright white landing lights on an apparent approach to Daytonna Airport which was a few miles to the South of my location near the intersection of Florida SR 40 and SR A1A in Ormond Beach. After observing the aircraft for about 15 seconds I saw two small round dull red lights, many hundreds of yards apart, appeared over the airplane at 45 degrees above the horizon. The two red lights moved perfectly in unison, first moving away from each other, then almost converging and finally travelling at their original spacing before disappearing near tree top level to the West. The two red lights had a unique deep dull red hue which did not change in color or intensity. The lights movements through the sky approximated the shape of an hour glass. No noise was heard from the lights. The two red lights were visible for 10 seconds. After the red lights disappeared the landing lights from the plane (helicopter?) switched off and the aircraft disappeared into the evening sky.

Posted 2001-04-28

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