Orange orb floating over Baltimore
An unexplained orange light was observed by over 15 to 20 patrons on the roof terrace of a nightclub in Baltimore, MD, at approximately 12:15 AM on Sunday, August 29, 2010.
I first noticed an unusual glowing orange shape in the sky, perhaps a few thousand feet above the roof of the club, about 80 degrees above the horizon. I then looked around to see if others had seen the object, and noticed that several other patrons were already staring skyward. We began to ask each other if we were seeing the same thing, and if we had any idea what it was.
My initial reaction was that I was seeing some sort of balloon suspended in the sky with a light shining on it. However, I quickly realized that the light was being emitted from the object itself. I felt very strange as I stared upwards in disbelief along with several others. The orange orb appeared to be changing its shape. Its movements during this time are hard to describe, but seemed to be pulsing.
The nightclub featured many patrons with glow sticks and other flashing lights. A DJ was playing electronic music from the roof terrace. I began pointing at the object with two glow sticks to help others see what I was talking about. At this time, it began to pull back further up into the sky. The light became dimmer and it moved near what appeared to be a star in the sky, slightly to the west at about 60 degrees above the horizon.
Over approximately the next twenty to thirty minutes, the orange glowing orb would generally move in a methodical fashion between several stars / planets in the night sky. Sometimes it would move slowly and deliberately, while other times it would move in quick movements. On one occasion, while pointing the light out to another individual, we watched as it slowly approached a star, and then made a semi-circle movement around the star, and then proceed in a straight line. Based on my own amateur use of a night sky computer program, I believe that this star may have been Altair.
I tried to take a picture of the object with my phone's camera. The object did not appear on the camera, however, an unexplained square orange shape appeared on one image, which I would be happy to provide if needed. I did not see any square shapes with the naked eye.
At least 15 to 20 patrons witnessed the same event over the course of approximately 20 to 30 minutes. After I went to find others and return, patrons could no longer locate the object.
The coordinates of the sighting location are 39.293' North, 76.611' West.
I am currently a ((deleted--graduate)) student at a university in the Washington, DC, area.
An unexplained orange light was observed by over 15 to 20 patrons on the roof terrace of a nightclub in Baltimore, MD, at approximately 12:15 AM on Sunday, August 29, 2010.
I first noticed an unusual glowing orange shape in the sky, perhaps a few thousand feet above the roof of the club, about 80 degrees above the horizon. I then looked around to see if others had seen the object, and noticed that several other patrons were already staring skyward. We began to ask each other if we were seeing the same thing, and if we had any idea what it was.
My initial reaction was that I was seeing some sort of balloon suspended in the sky with a light shining on it. However, I quickly realized that the light was being emitted from the object itself. I felt very strange as I stared upwards in disbelief along with several others. The orange orb appeared to be changing its shape. Its movements during this time are hard to describe, but seemed to be pulsing.
The nightclub featured many patrons with glow sticks and other flashing lights. A DJ was playing electronic music from the roof terrace. I began pointing at the object with two glow sticks to help others see what I was talking about. At this time, it began to pull back further up into the sky. The light became dimmer and it moved near what appeared to be a star in the sky, slightly to the west at about 60 degrees above the horizon.
Over approximately the next twenty to thirty minutes, the orange glowing orb would generally move in a methodical fashion between several stars / planets in the night sky. Sometimes it would move slowly and deliberately, while other times it would move in quick movements. On one occasion, while pointing the light out to another individual, we watched as it slowly approached a star, and then made a semi-circle movement around the star, and then proceed in a straight line. Based on my own amateur use of a night sky computer program, I believe that this star may have been Altair.
I tried to take a picture of the object with my phone's camera. The object did not appear on the camera, however, an unexplained square orange shape appeared on one image, which I would be happy to provide if needed. I did not see any square shapes with the naked eye.
At least 15 to 20 patrons witnessed the same event over the course of approximately 20 to 30 minutes. After I went to find others and return, patrons could no longer locate the object.
The coordinates of the sighting location are 39.293' North, 76.611' West.
I am currently a ((deleted--graduate)) student at a university in the Washington, DC, area.
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Baltimore
USA
20 min
20 min
39.32
-76.62
light
MD
Occurred : 8/29/2010 00:15 (Entered as : 08292010 00:15) Reported: 8/29/2010 9:27:13 PM 21:27 Posted: 8/30/2010 Location: Baltimore, MD Shape: Light Duration: 20 min
Orange orb floating over Baltimore