2003-11-09 - Springfield, MA - Formation

November 8 Lights over Massachusetts

I happened to hear the gentleman who runs this site on a segment on Coast to Coast AM Saturday night (early Sunday 11/15) and heard the witnesses describe the sightings from over New England the night of the 8th. It was this that stirred my memory about that evening. I was DJing a benefit for a local soldier injured in Iraq and finished packing my gear about 11:45 pm on that night. I stayed for a drink afterward and headed out about 12:15-12:30 AM. While at a stoplight I looked up at the moon and saw a light, which I thought was a plane. I did a "double-take" because I then noticed the light was part of a "V" of very faint lights, maybe 7 or 8 on each 'wing' of the V. The V was not too wide and appeared nearly as a single line. It was very difficult to see against the ambient city lighting. The traffic light changed to green and I proceeded, I looked up again but could not locate the lights. I thought it was odd but since there is a major air reserve base in the next town- which happens to be fairly active at this time of war- as well as an international airport close, I passed it off as an odd reflection or trick of the eyes. I was heading in a southeasterly direction at the time. As I said, had I not heard the Coast to Coast piece, I would never had thought any furthr of what I saw.