NUFORC Sighting 73362

Occurred: 2009-11-17 21:30 Local
Reported: 2009-11-17 21:35 Pacific
Duration: 45 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: York, PA, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object

strange orange lights in the sky, fade in and out, disappear, then reappear several minutes later

At approximately 9:30PM on 11/17/09, my friend and I noticed something weird in the sky as we drove to our other friend’s house. We got to his house, then immediately saw this bright orange glow in the sky as we stepped out. This one passed over our heads. My friend said it was high up and was fast, but I think it was lower and slow. The aircraft, from a closer view, had two bright orange lights, one in front and one in the back, and white and blue flashings lights on either wing. The shape of the craft was undetermined because it was really dark.

Another one of these lights passed over our heads, but still not close enough to get a great description. Then a third came and we started feeling a little unsettled. We looked away to get something for ten seconds and the third light disappeared into the night sky.

We went inside shortly, but about 15 to 20 minutes later, we went back outside and saw another light, this time coming from the opposite direction (as if it was a previous light returning). Then, sitting around the table outside, we saw another light in the distance. This one looked smaller, but its light would dim in and out, and twice the light disappeared altogether, once for ten minutes.

We were unsure what this is, but it’s definitely something I’ve never seen. My friend tried to explain it by saying it was just a couple airplanes with brighter lights, but that doesn’t explain why the light would disappear altogether for ten minutes and reappear in the same place. That was the truly weird part.

Posted 2009-12-12