Lee47
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I saw something tonight that I can't explain.
I left work at approximately 2215 EST. Skies were clear. I was driving North on a straight highway.
1 mile up the road from work's driveway is an intersection. I stopped at the stop sign, then noticed what I at first took to be an unfamiliar constellation, very low and very bright on the northern horizon- just above the trees, in fact. The intersection is on a small hill which is also a railroad overpass, so I had a fairly good view. I thought the stars must have been obscured by haze, because they were very red/orange in color. I thought for just a moment that I was looking at Orion, since I saw 3 stars in a rough row (Orion's Belt). Then I realized that not only was it not Orion, but IT WAS MOVING. EVERY SINGLE STAR OR LIGHT OR WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WERE, WAS MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST. And what is more, THEY WERE STAYING IN FORMATION.
There seemed to be about 7 lights in a curved formation, or possibly they were lights on the leading edge of some curved object (?) and they were moving slowly and steadily eastward- too slow to be meteors as far as I know, and they seemed to hold formation with each other.
I kept driving North, watching the lights as closely as I could- luckily the highway goes straight for about 4 or 5 miles. The leading group of 7 lights was followed at a short distance by 3 lights in a shallow 'V' formation.
I got the impression that the objects were flying horizontally, because the ones on the upper part of the curve were spaced farther apart- but it's equally possible that they were flying vertically and the ones higher up were trailing behind. I had no independent references to judge their position or location against- it's just my impression that they were in a formation like lights on the leading and trailing edge of a boomerang.
I ran under some trees and lost sight of most of the leading lights, but could still see the three in the rear. At that point the road curved right and ran past some houses and a few more trees before coming to an area of open fields- but when I got into the open, the lights were gone.
Somebody else saw these lights, because there was a pickup truck that had been ahead of me which did a U-turn and stopped on the road as well; but when I parked and got out, it took off. As long as I looked at the sky, all I could see were 2 airliners- both clearly and visibly and unmistakeably airliners with clearly visible formation lights; 1 bound NE, the other well to the south of me, neither one capable of being mistaken for 7 to 10 glowing red-orange stars moving in formation through the sky. It was now 2220 according to my watch; the whole incident took less than 5 minutes.
I am seriously freaked out. Fox Mulder is not listed in the phone book 😀 and I have NO idea who to call about this. Air Force? NORAD? MUFON? NICAP? Sheriff's Department?
I cannot emphasize how little I wish to be mocked over this. IT REALLY HAPPENED. I SAW THESE THINGS, WHICH I CANNOT EXPLAIN. I have no idea what they were, where they came from, or where they went. But, in the best tradition of UFO sightings, I didn't have time to take a picture (and if I had, it would have been a crappy cell-phone picture with no scientific value whatsoever).
If anyone has any scientific explanation for this that I haven't covered, PLEASE let me know what it could be. I have already discarded 15 explanations. I suppose it could be "black helicopters", but why turn their lights on over a city, only to turn them off once they're out over the fields? And why would 10 of them be in SE Michigan on Sunday night?
Has anyone else seen anything like this?
I left work at approximately 2215 EST. Skies were clear. I was driving North on a straight highway.
1 mile up the road from work's driveway is an intersection. I stopped at the stop sign, then noticed what I at first took to be an unfamiliar constellation, very low and very bright on the northern horizon- just above the trees, in fact. The intersection is on a small hill which is also a railroad overpass, so I had a fairly good view. I thought the stars must have been obscured by haze, because they were very red/orange in color. I thought for just a moment that I was looking at Orion, since I saw 3 stars in a rough row (Orion's Belt). Then I realized that not only was it not Orion, but IT WAS MOVING. EVERY SINGLE STAR OR LIGHT OR WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WERE, WAS MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST. And what is more, THEY WERE STAYING IN FORMATION.
There seemed to be about 7 lights in a curved formation, or possibly they were lights on the leading edge of some curved object (?) and they were moving slowly and steadily eastward- too slow to be meteors as far as I know, and they seemed to hold formation with each other.
I kept driving North, watching the lights as closely as I could- luckily the highway goes straight for about 4 or 5 miles. The leading group of 7 lights was followed at a short distance by 3 lights in a shallow 'V' formation.
I got the impression that the objects were flying horizontally, because the ones on the upper part of the curve were spaced farther apart- but it's equally possible that they were flying vertically and the ones higher up were trailing behind. I had no independent references to judge their position or location against- it's just my impression that they were in a formation like lights on the leading and trailing edge of a boomerang.
I ran under some trees and lost sight of most of the leading lights, but could still see the three in the rear. At that point the road curved right and ran past some houses and a few more trees before coming to an area of open fields- but when I got into the open, the lights were gone.
Somebody else saw these lights, because there was a pickup truck that had been ahead of me which did a U-turn and stopped on the road as well; but when I parked and got out, it took off. As long as I looked at the sky, all I could see were 2 airliners- both clearly and visibly and unmistakeably airliners with clearly visible formation lights; 1 bound NE, the other well to the south of me, neither one capable of being mistaken for 7 to 10 glowing red-orange stars moving in formation through the sky. It was now 2220 according to my watch; the whole incident took less than 5 minutes.
I am seriously freaked out. Fox Mulder is not listed in the phone book 😀 and I have NO idea who to call about this. Air Force? NORAD? MUFON? NICAP? Sheriff's Department?
I cannot emphasize how little I wish to be mocked over this. IT REALLY HAPPENED. I SAW THESE THINGS, WHICH I CANNOT EXPLAIN. I have no idea what they were, where they came from, or where they went. But, in the best tradition of UFO sightings, I didn't have time to take a picture (and if I had, it would have been a crappy cell-phone picture with no scientific value whatsoever).
If anyone has any scientific explanation for this that I haven't covered, PLEASE let me know what it could be. I have already discarded 15 explanations. I suppose it could be "black helicopters", but why turn their lights on over a city, only to turn them off once they're out over the fields? And why would 10 of them be in SE Michigan on Sunday night?
Has anyone else seen anything like this?
