Lights at Ocean Isle Beach
My family and I have been spending a lot of time at Ocean Isle Beach, NC recently.
I am an FAA licensed pilot that flies regularly and I am always watching the skies since I also love astronomy. I have read multiple other reports lately from nearby Myrtle Beach, SC, and Holden Beach, NC, of strange orange lights appearing.
On June 16th, I saw at least 4 stationary orange lights at different times blink on and off a few miles out over the ocean around 8 PM. When I saw the first one, which was due South at about 25 degrees elevation, my first thought was it was plane switching on its landing light as it was nearing Ocean Isle airport. The light was only on for about 10 seconds and then went out.
Over the next 15-30 minutes, I saw the same thing repeated at least 3 more times in different spots in the same vicinity over the ocean.
My family and I have been spending a lot of time at Ocean Isle Beach, NC recently.
I am an FAA licensed pilot that flies regularly and I am always watching the skies since I also love astronomy. I have read multiple other reports lately from nearby Myrtle Beach, SC, and Holden Beach, NC, of strange orange lights appearing.
On June 16th, I saw at least 4 stationary orange lights at different times blink on and off a few miles out over the ocean around 8 PM. When I saw the first one, which was due South at about 25 degrees elevation, my first thought was it was plane switching on its landing light as it was nearing Ocean Isle airport. The light was only on for about 10 seconds and then went out.
Over the next 15-30 minutes, I saw the same thing repeated at least 3 more times in different spots in the same vicinity over the ocean.
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Ocean Isle Beach
USA
30 minutes
30 minutes
33.89
-78.43
light
NC
Occurred : 6/16/2011 20:00 (Entered as : 06/16/11 20:00) Reported: 7/4/2011 7:20:54 PM 19:20 Posted: 7/6/2011 Location: Ocean Isle Beach, NC Shape: Light Duration: 30 minutes
Lights at Ocean Isle Beach