NUFORC Sighting 28423

Occurred: 2003-02-04 22:30 Local
Reported: 2003-04-14 03:13 Pacific
Duration: 30 minutes approx
No of observers: 4

Location: Playa del Cura (Grand Canaria Island), , Gran Canaria

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

Two bright reddish lights appearing horizontally in the night sky off the coast of Gran Canaria repaced 2 or 3 times by similar objects

Looking westward from Playa Del Cura, 2 reddish lights were hanging at the same level above the sea.(Too high to be lights on the mast of a ship )These were illuminating the sea below to such an extent that we could see the horizon.These lights stayed as they were for 5-10 minutes, then another light appeared in a random position above them, then another, and these replaced the existing lights as the other 2 faded from sight.This happened 2 -3 times over the next 20-30 minutes then completely disappeared not to be seen again during the duration of our holiday.

I am a designer and my wife is a university secretary. Neither of us believe in UFO's to be honest, but this sighting we cannot explain.We asked another cuople a few days later and they saw the same thing.It couldn't have been an airplane or helicopter.

Baffling!! By the way we may have been holidaying there, but we weren't drunk!!

Posted 2003-04-22