[AstroNet] The mistery of the orange lights

Thu Sep 9 14:05:25 SAST 2010

Birds?  "Serene" motion in formation, streetlights shining up, localized
sighting, soon after sunset . . . 

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[mailto:astronet-bounces at mail.saasta.ac.za] On Behalf Of Allen Versfeld
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:30 AM
To: astronet
Subject: Re: [AstroNet] The mistery of the orange lights

Pity she couldn't give more details - altitude, rough time to cross the
sky, were the lights point sources or disks, flashing or steady, etc

My first guess is the classic one:  Weather balloons catching the last
rays of high altitude sunlight, maybe?  Not sure if they are ever flown
in groups, though.  

On 9 September 2010 11:32, Enrico A. Olivier <olivier at saao.ac.za> wrote:

Ok, this might sound random ... but I had a call from a lady in
Hillcrest, Durban who with 4 other people saw a procession of  7 to 8
orange lights moving serenely in unison over the sky from a NE to SW
direction. She is the only person who reported this to me. This happened
on Saturday night 4 Sept. at 7 pm. Their brightness was constant, and
they made no sound whatsoever.

Anyone else report or seen something similar?

E.

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Dr. Enrico A. Olivier
Astronomer: Outreach
South African Astronomical Observatory
Tel: +27 21 447 0025
Fax: +27 21 447 3639
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