multiple bright red lights, moving in formation
Saturday 26th September 2009, 20:09 hours, BST Location, Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, Chilton Moor, Sunderland. (Map reference NZ 323485) Background : we are both experienced observers, each with over 25 years experience with astronomical phenomena.
We were walking along the access road towards our car when I looked west in the direction of Chester-le-Street. I saw what I thought was the warning light atop a distant TV transmission tower. However, this light was joined by 2 others, and all began rising slowly.
We watched as 4 other reddish lights appeared, moving slowly from left to right whilst rising. These four eventually formed a triangle with one light in the centre and three others placed at 0 degrees, 120 degrees and 240 degrees.
All rose together and then faded slowly.
An aircraft appeared to the north, moving towards the lights though it continued to move south unaffected.
The duration was approximately two minutes.
We came home and both wrote up our individual accounts, and then compared to see if we’d seen the same thing. There was a strong match.
Saturday 26th September 2009, 20:09 hours, BST Location, Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, Chilton Moor, Sunderland. (Map reference NZ 323485) Background : we are both experienced observers, each with over 25 years experience with astronomical phenomena.
We were walking along the access road towards our car when I looked west in the direction of Chester-le-Street. I saw what I thought was the warning light atop a distant TV transmission tower. However, this light was joined by 2 others, and all began rising slowly.
We watched as 4 other reddish lights appeared, moving slowly from left to right whilst rising. These four eventually formed a triangle with one light in the centre and three others placed at 0 degrees, 120 degrees and 240 degrees.
All rose together and then faded slowly.
An aircraft appeared to the north, moving towards the lights though it continued to move south unaffected.
The duration was approximately two minutes.
We came home and both wrote up our individual accounts, and then compared to see if we’d seen the same thing. There was a strong match.
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Sunderland (UK/England)
United Kingdom
2 minutes
2 minutes
formation
Occurred : 9/26/2009 20:09 (Entered as : 092609 20:09) Reported: 9/27/2009 3:08:51 AM 03:08 Posted: 12/12/2009 Location: Sunderland (UK/England), Shape: Formation Duration: 2 minutes
multiple bright red lights, moving in formation