two bright lights flying over apopka
Driving down 441 from Orlando towards Apopka, just past Wekiva Springs Road intersection.
Sky was very clear, usual air traffic (there's a small airpirt in Apopka, Orlando International and now Sanford Intertnational, so we're used to plenty of planes in the sky). Stars were also clear.
As I passed Wekiva Springs Road intersection, I noticed two very bright lights in the sky. My immediate thought was two abnormally bright stars, but they were moving towards me, so I assumed jet plane. Then I realized how big (wide) this plane had to have been, and there were no blinking lights or red/green lights. Only two bright white lights.
It seemed to be descending, which I thought was odd, and then it started to bank hard left. My heart dropped, because I thought for sure this huge plane was about to crash land. But then I realized it stayed in the same path. Then it changed directions and banked hard right, also staying on same path. That's when it started looking like two lights rather than one object. It then spun in a complete circle while still traveling and descending, and that's when I lost it/them behind the treeline.
I looked to my right to see if any other drivers had seen, but they were distracted on their cell phones. I rushed home, my husband was outside, and I asked him if he heard or saw anything, but he did not.
It's still difficult to tell if it was one large plane with two bright lights on each wing or two separate light spheres that were flying in some sort of formation together.
All I know is that it was no ordinary plane, and they were not stars. I thought the other planes would have seen them for sure... but I haven't seen any other reports yet. This is my first time looking, though... still new to me.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))
Driving down 441 from Orlando towards Apopka, just past Wekiva Springs Road intersection.
Sky was very clear, usual air traffic (there's a small airpirt in Apopka, Orlando International and now Sanford Intertnational, so we're used to plenty of planes in the sky). Stars were also clear.
As I passed Wekiva Springs Road intersection, I noticed two very bright lights in the sky. My immediate thought was two abnormally bright stars, but they were moving towards me, so I assumed jet plane. Then I realized how big (wide) this plane had to have been, and there were no blinking lights or red/green lights. Only two bright white lights.
It seemed to be descending, which I thought was odd, and then it started to bank hard left. My heart dropped, because I thought for sure this huge plane was about to crash land. But then I realized it stayed in the same path. Then it changed directions and banked hard right, also staying on same path. That's when it started looking like two lights rather than one object. It then spun in a complete circle while still traveling and descending, and that's when I lost it/them behind the treeline.
I looked to my right to see if any other drivers had seen, but they were distracted on their cell phones. I rushed home, my husband was outside, and I asked him if he heard or saw anything, but he did not.
It's still difficult to tell if it was one large plane with two bright lights on each wing or two separate light spheres that were flying in some sort of formation together.
All I know is that it was no ordinary plane, and they were not stars. I thought the other planes would have seen them for sure... but I haven't seen any other reports yet. This is my first time looking, though... still new to me.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))
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Apopka
USA
10-15 seconds
10-15 seconds
28.66
-81.49
light
FL
Occurred : 11/13/2009 20:15 (Entered as : 11/13/09 20:15) Reported: 11/16/2009 3:19:05 PM 15:19 Posted: 12/12/2009 Location: Apopka, FL Shape: Light Duration: 10-15 seconds Characteristics: There were lights on the object
two bright lights flying over apopka