Three balls of light (BOLs), bobbing in circular formation, seen in midafternoon low over homes .
I'm belatedly reporting, only having recently found out about this website.
On May 10, 2005, approximately 3:00pm, in the courtyard behind my townhouse in McLean, VA, I witnessed three balls of "white," hovering over my home. It was the day before fighter jets were dispatched in DC to intercept a civilian aircraft--very much in that days news at the time, which had intruded into restricted Washingtion air space. One of these jets also flew low over my home.
I have since learned the objects I saw are referred to as balls of light or BOLs. I was gardening and happened to look up at the very blue sky to the right of my chimney...south. I saw three small balls, more like three round white puffs, not illuminated from within...that I could tell...but just reflecting sun light. At the time my estimate of their altitude was approximately 100 feet. They were bobbing around one another in a circular pattern; the formation was staying stationary. Quickly after spotting them, and as if they realized I had noticed them, one shot off to the northeast, going behind my chimney and again becoming visible on the other side. If the object was at 100 feet, I estimate the speed at 50-60 mph...the day was sunny and rather calm. This object, slightly bobbing, but moving in a straight line, quickly moved out of sight behind trees and other townhouses. When I turned my eyes back to the other two, they were also gone, obviously in different directions from the first.
The objects I saw were much the same as the BOLs I've seen on television of lights taped over crop circles. Their bobbing movements were also similar.
I'm belatedly reporting, only having recently found out about this website.
On May 10, 2005, approximately 3:00pm, in the courtyard behind my townhouse in McLean, VA, I witnessed three balls of "white," hovering over my home. It was the day before fighter jets were dispatched in DC to intercept a civilian aircraft--very much in that days news at the time, which had intruded into restricted Washingtion air space. One of these jets also flew low over my home.
I have since learned the objects I saw are referred to as balls of light or BOLs. I was gardening and happened to look up at the very blue sky to the right of my chimney...south. I saw three small balls, more like three round white puffs, not illuminated from within...that I could tell...but just reflecting sun light. At the time my estimate of their altitude was approximately 100 feet. They were bobbing around one another in a circular pattern; the formation was staying stationary. Quickly after spotting them, and as if they realized I had noticed them, one shot off to the northeast, going behind my chimney and again becoming visible on the other side. If the object was at 100 feet, I estimate the speed at 50-60 mph...the day was sunny and rather calm. This object, slightly bobbing, but moving in a straight line, quickly moved out of sight behind trees and other townhouses. When I turned my eyes back to the other two, they were also gone, obviously in different directions from the first.
The objects I saw were much the same as the BOLs I've seen on television of lights taped over crop circles. Their bobbing movements were also similar.
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McLean
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One Minute
38.95
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VA
Occurred : 5/10/2005 15:00 (Entered as : 05/10/05 15:00) Reported: 1/29/2006 8:39:23 PM 20:39 Posted: 2/14/2006 Location: McLean, VA Shape: Other Duration: One Minute Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object
Three balls of light (BOLs), bobbing in circular formation, seen in midafternoon low over homes .